Hong Kong's top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group

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Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of three former organizers of Tiananmen vigils

Hong Kong’s top court has overturned the convictions of three former organizers of an annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown over their refusal to provide information to police, marking a rare victory for the city’s pro-democracy activists

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On the 6th, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal handed down a ruling in the appeal trial of three former pro-democracy group leaders who were charged with violating the Hong Kong National Security Law for refusing to provide documents to the police, overturning the guilty verdicts of the three. Hong Kong media reported that this is the first time that a defendant in a National Security Law case has won at the Court of Final Appeal.

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Hong Kong top court acquits opposition activists national security data request convictions

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal unanimously quashed on Thursday the convictions of opposition activists Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong of failing to comply with notice to provide information under Article 43 of the China-imposed National Security Law (NSL). The legal dispute concerns the criminal elements of section 3(3) in Schedule 5 of Implementation Rules for Article 43. The section requires a foreign agent to provide t…

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Today's news: the Hong Kong Supreme Court has overturned the 4 and a half month sentences of some supporters of the pro-democracy movement. China has revised upwards the number of people affected by the Tibet earthquake in January. Farmers protesting against the government have been arrested in Indian Punjab. The head of the Burmese junta has said that Putin is 'the king of rats'.

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Hong Kong’s top court overturns convictions of Tiananmen vigil activists

Leaders of now-dissolved group, including Chow Hang-tung, were sentenced to jail in 2023 for rejecting police request.

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Rare win as Hong Kong court overturns vigil convictions

Convictions have been overturned against three members of a Hong Kong group that organised a candlelight vigil to mark China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.