By Shibani Mahtani Shibani Mahtani Reporter covering Southeast Asia Email Bio Follow April 8 at 11:53 PM HONG KONG — A court found nine leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy movement guilty Tuesday of charges including conspiracy and inciting public nuisance, amid outrage from supporters and human rights groups.
The protests, known as the “Umbrella Movement” for the only tool demonstrators had to defend themselves against police pepper spray and tear gas, aimed to move Hong Kong away from Beijing’s grip. Protesters hoped to extend democratic rights and end plans for China to vet candidates for the city’s top political job.
Occupy Central activists, from left, Benny Tai, Dr. Chan Kin-man and the Rev. Chu Yiu-ming prepare to enter court Tuesday ahead of the verdict. “The purpose of civil disobedience is not to obstruct the public, but to arouse public concern to the injustice in society,” Benny Tai, one the three co-founders and among the nine sentence Tuesday, said in his closing submission.
The judiciary in Hong Kong is a mouth piece of Beijing. So don't expect fair play.
good .......
Communist China flaunting her authority.
See Remainers. Once you loose democracy you can’t just ask for it back. Freedom in Britain exists because brave people fought for you. Don’t throw it away. Respect the vote.
WaPo is jealous.
The WP is doing the same thing in the USA.
they are afraid of democracy
You news run faster than Hong Kong reporters 膜蛤
Nunes is a GOP CokeHead, Now it all makes sense,,all his weird behavior all these years...
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