Sixteen of 47 pro-democracy campaigners had denied charges of ‘conspiracy to subvert state power’ in national security caseFourteen people have been found guilty in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial – the prosecution of the “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy campaigners – drawing condemnation from rights groups and western governments.In a verdict delivered on Thursday, a panel of judges handpicked by Hong Kong’s government found 14 people had committed the national security offence of “conspiracy to subvert state power” by holding unofficial election primaries in 2020. The convicted included one organiser and 13 candidates, almost all of them former politicians. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/hong-kong-47-trial-verdict-pro-democracy-campaigners-national-security
Author : Guardian staff
Publish date : 2024-05-30 17:25:03
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