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Bao Choy Yuk-Ling, a freelance journalist with RTHK, poses for pictures outside West Kowloon Magistrates Courts as she arrives for charges of making a false statement to obtain data for a documentary on the police s handling of a mob attack, in Hong Kong, China April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pak Yiu
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A Hong Kong court found a journalist guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain data for a documentary on the police handling of a mob attack on pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders in 2019.
The case has fuelled concern over a crackdown on press freedom in the Chinese-ruled city, which has become increasingly authoritarian after a sweeping national security law imposed last year.
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Hong Kong journalist improperly accessed public records, court rules
Bao Choy Yuk-Ling, a freelance journalist with RTHK, poses for pictures outside West Kowloon Magistrates Courts as she arrives for charges of making a false statement to obtain data for a documentary on the police s handling of a mob attack, in Hong Kong, China April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pak Yiu reuters tickers
This content was published on April 22, 2021 - 10:51
April 22, 2021 - 10:51
By Jessie Pang
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court found a journalist guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain data for a documentary on the police handling of a mob attack on pro-democracy protesters, reporters and bystanders in 2019.
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court held a journalist guilty on Thursday of making false statements to obtain data for a documentar.
Hong Kong journalist improperly accessed public records, court rules netscape.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from netscape.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.