Fourteen people have been found guilty in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial, the prosecution of the so-called “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy campaigners.
Sixteen of the cohort had pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit subversion for organising pre-election primaries, and were among those detained in mass dawn raids by national security police in January 2021. Most have been in jail awaiting trial ever since.
Among the guilty are former lawmakers and activists including Helena Wong, veteran campaigner Leung “Long Hair” Kwok-hung, journalist Gwyneth Ho, and dual Hong Kong-Australian national Gordon Ng.
The charges of “conspiracy to subvert state power” were laid against them under the national security law which had been introduced seven months earlier.
I miss when we were all backing Hong Kong:( 2020 feels so far away
People were and still are, but unfortunately nations broke their promises and turned a blind eye.
And once news stopped covering it, that’s when shit hit the fan.
I mean, what could the rest of the world reasonably do aside from starting a world war over it? Sanctions might punish the Chinese economy, but they won’t un-occupy HK.
Hopefully some .ml users can show up and explain to us why this is actually good and freedom, because it looks like authoritarian bullshit to me. “Conspiracy to become members of the legislature by receiving votes,” life in prison.
Better tHaN supporting gEnOciDe!
I guess…
And they’ll probably be killed and that’ll be that. Yay, China… /s
UK: We’re giving you back Hong Kong but you need to behave or there will be consequences
China: Doesn’t behave
UK:
I mean, what is a minor country going to do?
Traditionally either invade the world, or sulk on their rainy little island(s)
It should be crossposted to the other worldnews community, imo.
You can click the button and do that.
It should be crossposted to /news too. Since it isnt’ Joe Biden doing fascism against protesters you won’t get banned for posting it there.
Don’t worry, I’m sure they were all secret CIA agents /s
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Sixteen of the cohort had pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit subversion for organising pre-election primaries, and were among those detained in mass dawn raids by national security police in January 2021.
Among the guilty are former lawmakers and activists including Helena Wong, veteran campaigner Leung “Long Hair” Kwok-hung, journalist Gwyneth Ho, and dual Hong Kong-Australian national Gordon Ng.
Thursday’s judgement said the cohort’s plan to gain a majority in the LegCo in order to block budgetary bills and force the resignation of the chief executive if she didn’t agree to the pro-democracy movement’s demands was a violation of Hong Kong’s mini constitution, the Basic Law.
Most of the 47 had been denied bail, including Jimmy Sham, who was labelled a “determined and resolute young man” for continuing to insist on the five demands of the pro-democracy protesters, and 65-year-old former legislator Claudia Mo, whose WhatsApp messages with western journalists in the preceding years had been cited as evidence she was a national security risk.
Prosecutors had argued Tai’s plan for the primaries to gain a majority in parliament and eventually force a dissolution and the resignation of the chief executive amounted to an abuse of powers and a subversive conspiracy.
Days prior, Hong Kong minister Erick Tsang warned in an interview that the primaries could violate the national security law (NSL), which had been active for a bit more than a week.
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