PAD leaders appeal arrest warrants

The nine leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy petitioned on Wednesday the Appeals Court to revoke the warrant to arrest them on serious charges including treason.

This is a second appeal to cancel the warrants approved by the Criminal Court.

In its appellate argument, the PAD contends that the Criminal Court failed to factor in the justification of the charges filed against the nine PAD leaders before sanctioning the police to issue the warrants.

In the first appeal, the PAD failed to win a favourable verdict after the defence focused on the process of issuing the warrants rather than the charges.

To counter the PAD, the Metropolitan Police Bureau submitted a writ to rebut the argument that the charges were unjustified.

The police's writ outlines the evidence as cause to suspect the alleged treason.