Lai’s legal team argues strict literal reading of national security law prohibits sanction calls against authorities, not individual officials.

Lai’s legal team argues strict literal reading of national security law prohibits sanction calls against authorities, not individual officials.

Defence team takes aim at defendant turned prosecution witness Wayland Chan over testimony that Lai directed lobbying group to seek sanctions.

Verdict in Lai’s national security trial is being closely watched as a test of Hong Kong’s rule of law.