Hong Kong’s already-jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among three prominent democracy activists convicted for taking part in a banned gathering in June 2020 to remember the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
Hong Kong’s already-jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among three prominent democracy activists convicted on Thursday for taking part in a banned gathering in June 2020 to remember the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
Judge Amanda Woodcock said that prosecutors were able to prove that Lai and Chow encouraged others to join the vigil, citing Chow’s call for people to “light candles." Sentencing is on Dec. 13. In a statement, Amnesty International said: “The Hong Kong government has once again flouted international law by convicting activists simply for their involvement in a peaceful, socially distanced vigil for those killed by Chinese troops on 4 June 1989. The authorities have deemed the vigil ‘unlawful’ because the police did not approve it, but peaceful assembly does not need government approval.
In March, it passed legislation to reduce pro-democracy representation in the legislature, introducing a pro-Beijing vetting panel to screen candidates and expanding the ratio of pro-Beijing seats. This election has been postponed twice -- it was originally scheduled for September 2020 --- with officials citing the pandemic.
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Three Hong Kong democracy activists found guilty over June 4 assemblyA Hong Kong court on Thursday found three prominent pro-democracy activists guilty of unauthorized assembly charges over a June 4 vigil commemorating the crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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Three Hong Kong democracy activists found guilty over June 4 vigilThe democracy activists faced charges of unauthorized assembly tied to last year's Tiananmen Square rally, which was banned for the first time in 30 years.
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Hong Kong tycoon, two others convicted over Tiananmen vigil | AP NewsHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and two others were convicted Thursday for their roles in last year’s banned Tiananmen candlelight vigil, amid a crackdown on dissent in the city and Beijing’s tightening political control.
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