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A week later, he filed the lawsuit seeking a temporary pause on the election's certification and for the state Supreme Court to compel the board to toss out those votes.

Over the past two months, Macua has been at the forefront of the various court battles initiated to compel the government to first allow supplies and then undertake a rescue operation.

China enacted a law in 2017 that compels Chinese nationals living abroad to cooperate with its intelligence apparatus.

He expressed concern that the local inquiries would not have powers to compel witnesses to attend and give evidence under oath.

Ms Cochrane was also told more forensic evidence was needed to build a compelling case.