(1) British QC David Perry, who has handled high-profile cases in HK over the past decade, steps down from the Hong Kong criminal case to prosecute Jimmy Lai & 8 others after British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab dubbed him “mercenary” for accepting https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3118452/hong-kong-protests-queens-counsel-hired-prosecute-jimmy-lai
Queen’s Counsel will not prosecute Jimmy Lai, others after criticism at home

David Perry, who has handled numerous high-profile cases in the city over the past decade, had been labelled ‘mercenary’ by British foreign secretary.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3118452/hong-kong-protests-queens-counsel-hired-prosecute-jimmy-lai
(2) the job- Former HK director of public prosecutions Grenville Cross calls on Raab to apologise to the barrister: "Raab owes Perry an unreserved apology. His remarks are not only foolish, but also flawed; they smack of grandstanding, rather than reason” https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3118247/former-top-prosecutor-hong-kong-calls-uk-foreign-minister-apologise
Raab called on to apologise to Queen’s Counsel trying Hong Kong case

British minister Dominic Raab said David Perry was handing Beijing a PR victory in taking up the case, pointing to concerns over the national security law. But former top prosecutor Grenville Cross...

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3118247/former-top-prosecutor-hong-kong-calls-uk-foreign-minister-apologise
(3) Letter to the Editor of the Financial Times defending David Perry QC for taking up in the HK criminal case to prosecute Jimmy Lai & 8 others (though he was later forced to step down under political pressure from Dominic Raab
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