The District Court on Saturday sentenced seven activists to between six and twelve months behind bars for their roles in a protest on July 1 last year.
Seven Hong Kong democracy campaigners, including former lawmakers, were sentenced yesterday to up to one year in jail for their roles in a protest last year against the sweeping National Security Law imposed by China.
The seven had pleaded guilty to charges that included organizing the unauthorized assembly on July 1 last year when thousands of protesters took to the streets. Police, who had banned the demonstration citing coronavirus restrictions, fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds.
The activists included Figo Chan (陳皓桓), a former convenor of the now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front; Tsang Kin-shing (曾健成) and Tang Sai-lai
A district court judge in Hong Kong sentenced seven protesters to up to 12 months in jail on Saturday for their role in last year’s rally against China's new national security law, media said. Figo Chan, a convenor of the now defunct Civil Human Rights Front, was given the toughest…
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