Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists to be sentenced on Friday, facing max. penalty of 10 years’ jail
Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under the national security law will be sentenced this Friday, with each of them facing maximum penalties of 10 years behind bars. Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho will appear at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building, according to the Judiciary’s court schedule. The trio are former […]
Three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKSAPDMC) - Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan, and Chow Hang-tung - are set to be sentenced on Friday. They face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison under the national security law. The trio was convicted last month for inciting subversion, with judges stating they had "all along been hostile towards the [Chinese Communist Party] and the Central Government under its leadership."
Ho, who pleaded guilty when the trial began in January, was initially granted bail but was remanded in March 2023 after being ruled to have violated bail conditions. Lee, a former lawmaker, and Chow, also a former lawmaker, both pleaded not guilty to the charges. They have been in custody since September 2021.
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which the trio led, used to organize annual Tiananmen vigils in Victoria Park until the vigil was banned in 2020 and 2021 due to public health concerns related to Covid-19. The group itself was also prosecuted and convicted last month.
Written by urgent.news from Hong Kong Free Press's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
