Hong Kong court upholds acquittal of Democratic Party chairman in protest case

Hongkonger Living in Japan Sentenced to 3 Years 9 Months After Returning to Hong Kong

A 27-year-old Hongkonger living in Japan who was charged for participating in the 2019 anti-extradition protests after returning to Hong Kong to see his sick mother was sentenced on March 20 to three years and nine months in prison for alleged rioting. Large-scale protests broke out in Hong Kong in 2019 against a revised draft of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, which was aimed at allowing Hong Kong people to be extradited to mainland China for…

Hong Kong appeal court upholds acquittal of Democratic Party chair in 2019 protest case

A HK court has rejected the government's appeal against the acquittal of Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei in a 2019 protest case.

Hong Kong court upholds acquittal of Democratic Party chairman in protest case

Court of Appeal dismisses Department of Justice’s request to send Lo Kin-hei’s 2019 unlawful assembly case back to District Court.

Hong Kong Democratic Party Chairman Lo Kin-hei was charged with participating in an unlawful assembly outside the PolyU in 2019. He was found not guilty after trial. The Department of Justice appealed the verdict, and the High Court of Appeal handed down a judgment this morning (21st), dismissing the appeal.