Hong Kong jails 12 people for over the storming of the legislature in 2019 protests

A Hong Kong court sentenced 12 protesters to jail for breaking into the legislature building during a pro-democracy protest in 2019.

The Hong Kong Court sentenced 12 activists to lengthy prison terms for rioting and storming the city council during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

In Hong Kong, a court sentenced twelve people to prison terms of up to seven years.

During mass pro-democratic protests in summer 2019, demonstrators broke into Hong Kong's parliament building. The verdict has now been passed for twelve of them.

More than four years ago, activists stormed the Hong Kong parliament in protest against a law that allowed broadcasting to China. Twelve activists have now been convicted of that.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced twelve demonstrators who stormed the parliament building in 2019 to prison terms. The imposed sentences range from over four to seven years. Among the convicted are political activist Ventus Lau and actor Gregory Wong. The judge called the storming a "serious blow to the rule of law in the city". The storming on July 1, 2019 followed months of protests against Chinese influence in Hong Kong. Demonstrators entered …