Hong Kong court hears arguments over sentencing for former Tiananmen vigil organizers
The three former organizers face up to 10 years in prison after judges ruled their calls for democracy amounted to subversion.
- Former Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China leaders Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho returned to court on Friday for sentencing arguments after their conviction for inciting subversion under China's national security law.
- The Hong Kong Alliance organized annual vigils for three decades to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, which became a political taboo in mainland China.
- Arguing that pursuing democracy is not a crime, barrister Chow represented herself, while defense lawyers for Lee and Ho contended their advocacy work involved no violence.
- Facing a maximum prison term of 10 years, the activists await sentencing within two weeks, according to judge Alex Lee.
- Critics say the case reflects broader concerns about declining freedoms Beijing promised to maintain, while courts also must decide the future of the Pillar of Shame sculpture.
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Independent EspañolHONG KONG (AP) — Three former organizers of the annual Hong Kong vigils in memory of the 1989 repression of Tiananmen Square returned to court on Friday to discuss their sentences, after having been...
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Hong Kong court hears arguments over sentencing for former Tiananmen vigil organizers
Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have returned to court for arguments over their upcoming sentences.
In full: Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung’s mitigation after guilty verdict in national security trial
Tiananmen vigil activists Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, and the now-defunct pro-democracy group they led, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, returned to court on Friday for mitigation proceedings. Chow, Lee and the group were found guilty last Friday of inciting subversion, an offence under the national […]
An activist convicted last week in Hong Kong for organizing annual vigils in memory of Tiananmen secured today before a court that will continue his fight in prison.
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