Hong Kong journalist wins appeal over accessing records to research attack on protesters

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Hong Kong's top court on Monday overturned the conviction of journalist Bao Choy, who had been accused of making false statements to access vehicle registration records for a documentary about an attack on pro-democracy protesters in 2019.

The July 21, 2019, attack in the northern Yuen Long district by more than 100 people wearing white T-shirts and wielding sticks and poles was one of the most violent scenes of the city's unrest. The assailants beat bystanders, journalists and protesters.

A court fined Choy, a former freelance journalist, HK$6,000 in 2021 for making false statements to obtain the vehicle ownership records. Choy had pleaded not guilty.

 

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