Two plead guilty as leading Hong Kong activists go on trial
by Alice Fung, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 15, 2021 11:17 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 15, 2021 at 11:28 pm EDT
Pro-democracy lawmaker Martin Lee arrives at a court in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Nine prominent Hong Kong s democracy advocates faced trial Tuesday on charges of organizing an unauthorized assembly in August 2019. Among the defendants veteran octogenarian lawyer and dubbed Hong Kong s father of democracy Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
HONG KONG Two Hong Kong democracy activists pleaded guilty Tuesday to organizing or participating in an illegal assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019.
Alice Fung
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan wearing a black mask and Leung Kwok-hung wearing a yellow mask shout slogans as they arrive at a court in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. They are among nine prominent Hong Kong s democracy advocates facing trial Tuesday on charges of organizing an unauthorized assembly in August 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) February 15, 2021 - 10:50 PM
HONG KONG - Two former Hong Kong lawmakers pleaded guilty to illegal assembly charges Tuesday, as a trial opened for them and seven other prominent democracy activists in what is seen as a crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Two Hong Kong democracy activists have pleaded guilty to organizing or participating in an illegal assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019.