US EditionHong Kong protester shot by police sentenced to nearly four years' jail
- Tsang Chi-kin, a prominent Hong Kong protester, was sentenced to 47 months in prison for rioting, assaulting a policeman, and perverting the course of justice.
- The 22-year-old protester's case gained attention after he was shot by police during the pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019. He went into hiding for two years after a failed attempt to seek asylum in the US consulate.
- Two of Tsang's co-defendants received jail sentences of up to 20 months, while the third was sent to a youth training center. Deputy District Judge Ada Yim justified the deterrent sentence due to Tsang's attempted escape.
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Hong Kong protester shot by police gets 4-year prison sentence
A court in Hong Kong on Wednesday handed down a four-year jail term for “rioting” to a protester who was shot in the chest by police during the 2019 protest movement. Tsang Chi-kin, who was 18 when he was shot by an officer on Oct. 1, 2019, during protests on the 70th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party rule, was given a 40-month jail sentence for "rioting" and a seven-month sentence for "assaulting a police officer." Tsang, now 22, was al…
Man shot by police during Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests sentenced to almost 4 years in prison
A Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced Wednesday to 47 months in prison on charges of rioting, assaulting a police officer and perverting the course of justice, in the latest court ruling that severely punished participants in the anti-government movement. Tsang Chi-kin was the first known victim of police gunfire during the months-long protests beginning in June 2019. Then a secondary school s…
Hong Kong protester shot by police sentenced to nearly four years jail
Tsang Chi-kin was sentenced to 40 months for rioting, and 7 months for allegedly assaulting a policeman with a white stick on October 1, 2019, when hundreds of thousands took to the streets as part of protracted anti-China, pro-democracy protests, sparking a crisis for Beijing's Communist leaders.
A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term
HONG KONG (AP) -- A Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced Wednesday to 47 months in prison on charges of rioting, assaulting a police officer and perverting the course of justice, in the latest court ruling that severely punished participants in the anti-government movement.
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