Jimmy Lai & Others: Guilty

[shri]

Jimmy Lai +

The other defendants were former lawmakers Martin Lee Chu-ming, “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan, Cyd Ho Sau-lan and Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee. Two other ex-legislators – Au Nok-hin and Leung Yiu-chung – pleaded guilty in February before the trial began.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...x-ex-lawmakers

[irisboards]

A(nother) sad day in HK

[MABinPengChau]

Did something happen on August 19th? Or was it entirely peaceful? Guessing the latter, otherwise they would have charged them with rioting...

[AsianXpat0]

There was an approved rally at Victoria Park, and too many people to attend in that space at one time (part of the reason why they originally asked permission for a march, which was rejected).

Interesting that when the police do it and cause a riot with tear gas, it’s called dispersal, but when the organisers get the crowd to leave the venue in an orderly fashion (and peacefully to boot), it’s illegal assembly.

Obviously the result to all intents and purposes does resemble a procession, but if the reasoning of the authorities not to allow the demonstration was due, in their view, to the likelihood of violence taking place, and not due to protests being banned per se (as was the messaging from the authorities at the time - 1.5 years ago seems a lifetime away now), then pursuing the case does seem less in the interest of the public, and more in the interests of the authorities.

Of particular note to me are the two barristers caught up in the case, certainly one would think their defence was at least a reasonable one or I imagine they would have pled guilty.

https://twitter.com/samuelmchu/statu...99025016975360

https://twitter.com/_jasmineleung_/s...07363662401539

An outside observer might say what they were really persecuted for was showing the authorities had no good answer for the expectations and aspirations for a very substantial number of people in Hong Kong, even where expressed peacefully, which some might go so far as to say were the majority.

[shri]

Good report on Reuters including a section about the US confirming that HK is a part of China and not eligible for any special treatment..

https://reut.rs/2Pi9xX4

[East_coast]

Does this mean 1.9M could be prosecuted?

[rs4]

ya all on a train (mtr) to xianjiang

the images will very much resemble back in 194x...

Does this mean 1.9M could be prosecuted?

[shri]

Lost track of which case this is ...

Former legislators Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan and Leung Kwok-hung and Civil Human Rights Front convenor Figo Chan received the harshest punishments – 18 months behind bars.

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, ex-lawmakers Cyd Ho and Yeung Sum, and former League of Social Democrats chairman Avery Ng were jailed for 14 months.

Former legislator Sin Chung-kai and activist Richard Tsoi received suspended jail terms.

https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...abChangeable=0

[MABinPengChau]

I was at the October 1st 2019 protest along with, umm, a few others. Uh, nothing happened. Oh I think a couple of guys spray-painted something. It was a nice day, lovely Chinese flags, in black, were distributed.

What a travesty of justice...

[AsianXpat0]

https://twitter.com/lwcalex/status/1398176390541758468

Lawfare.