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Newman argued there still needed to be "clarity" about whether the civil service knew of certain donations before appointing Sargeant, Middleton and Corfield.

Ibarra’s lawyers had argued that evidence linking him to Ms Riley’s death was “circumstantial”.

He argued that it's a view that allows men "to blame others—sometimes innocent people—for their own abuse of power."

Lai argued on Wednesday that he opposed violence and that advocating for Hong Kong independence was "too crazy to think about".

But prosecutors argued on Tuesday that the issues at the centre of their case did not have to do with official presidential duties.