HONG KONG: Seven of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy figures, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were cleared on Monday (Aug 14) of the charge of organising a massive rally in 2019. While the appeals court struck down one conviction, it upheld another, for participating in the Aug 18 demonstration, whic
HONG KONG: Seven of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy figures, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were cleared on Monday of the charge of organising a massive rally in 2019.
The group was convicted in 2021 of organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly, and later appealed. But the court upheld their participation conviction, as"they each knew they had embarked on an activity which was unauthorised". The Aug 18 rally was peaceful, and during the initial trial, police told the court that no violence was observed nor were any arrests made.Three among the seven - Margaret Ng, Martin Lee and Albert Ho - were granted suspended sentences, while the other four had finished serving their terms, which were between eight to 18 months.
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