Hong Kong: Quash Baseless Convictions of Activists wn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Click to expand Image On January 6 2021 Hong Kong police arrested 53 pro-democracy politicians for subversion because they had organized or participated in an unofficial public opinion poll in July 2020 to coordinate pro-democracy candidates for the then-upcomingLegCoelections c 2021 Lam Chun-tungInitium New York - TheHong Kong government should immediately quash a court groundless national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists Human Rights Watch said today On May 30 2024 three judges handpicked by the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong chief executive convicted 14 activists and former elected lawmakers under the draconian National Security Law Two were acquitted Earlier 31 other defendants had pleaded guilty in hopes of more lenient sentencing The court will announce sentences which could amount to life in prison at a future date Hong Kong mass show trial lays bare Beijing utter contempt for fundamental freedoms and democratic political processes saidMaya Wang acting
Hong Kong 47: Beijing hits out at countries attacking guilty verdict in national security trial scmp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scmp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.