Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists, but acquits 2 in subversion trial

A Correctional Services Department bus arrives outside a Hong Kong court on Thursday. The court on Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city's rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-activists-convicted-1.7219014?cmp=rss
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