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Hong Kong Court Hands Down Hefty Sentences to Pro-Democracy Activists, Drawing International Criticism
Martin Lee, an 82-year-old barrister who has been dubbed the “father of democracy” in Hong Kong, was among a group of activists being sentenced for organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly in 2019 during the height of the anti-Beijing, pro-democracy movement.
Lee was handed a suspended sentence of 11 months for being part of a protest on Aug. 18, 2019. Three other activists were given suspended sentences: Margaret Ng (12 months), Albert Ho (12 months), and Leung Yiu-chung (8 months). All four were former opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong.
Jimmy Lai, 72, the owner of local paper Apple Daily, was given a 12-month sentence. Lee Cheuk-yan, 64, former lawmaker and chairman of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was also given a 12-month sentence.
Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Among 10 HK Dissidents to Be Sentenced Over Outlawed Pro-Democracy Protest The government can lock us up behind bars but they cannot lock up our mind
10 Hong Kong dissidents are expected to be sentenced on April 16, including media mogul Jimmy Lai, for taking part in unauthorized assemblies in 2019 during the height of the anti-Beijing, pro-democracy movement.
Lai and six other dissidents attended a mitigation hearing at the West Kowloon court building in the morning, over their roles at a protest on Aug. 18, 2019. The seven dissidents were found guilty in March of unauthorized assembly charges after they were arrested in April last year.