10 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists plead guilty to protest charges 2 minutes read
Hong Kong, May 17 (EFE).- Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and nine other well-known pro-democracy figures pleaded guilty in court on Monday to organizing an unauthorized assembly on China’s national day in 2019.
In addition to Lai, 73, veteran activist “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan, lawyer and veteran democrat Albert Ho, convener of Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan, former district councilor Richard Tsoi, and former lawmakers Cyd Ho, Yeung Sum, Avery Ng and Sin Chung-kai pleaded guilty to the same charge.
Ng and Tsoi also pleaded guilty in the District Court to another count of taking part in the unauthorized protest, state broadcaster RTHK reported, adding the same charge against the rest of the defendants was not pursued.
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