Occupy Central leaders, from left, Tanya Chan, Chan Kin-man and Lee Wing-tat chant before entering a court in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The court is preparing to sentence nine leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests convicted last month of public nuisance offenses. The sentences to be handed down Wednesday are seen as an effort by the government of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory to draw a line under the protests.
Three protest leaders were given 16 months, one of them suspended for two years, two received eights months in prison and two were given suspended eight-month sentences. Another was ordered to perform 200 hours of community service. One other defendant, Tanya Chan, had her sentencing postponed because of the need to undergo surgery.“Thank you for the sentencing,” Raphael Wong, given eight months, told Judge Johnny Chan.
Supporters and family members applauded the defendants as they entered the courtroom, then stood outside sobbing after the hearing before breaking into chants. Protesters demanded the right to freely nominate candidates for Hong Kong’s leader who would then be elected by all of the territory’s roughly 5 million voters. However, they failed to win any concessions from the government, and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam was chosen in 2017 from among a slate of candidates approved by Beijing and elected by a 1,200- member pro-China electoral body.
'The righteous will shine' like the sun. You will never walk alone. We are here..... with you ...
While yellow vest can freely burning others house?
And we can’t manage the marauding Antifa lunactics who are pro anarchy.
RT : Eight leaders of Hong Kong's massive 2014 pro-democracy protests given prison ...
seems legit...
If only we could do the same to Trump voters! Wow isn’t communism great? We should be more like them
Socialism At It's Best!!!!
FuckChina
Don't let The Orange Dotard know about this , he will get ideas 😮
Yes I can see how the Chinese Communists would consider democracy a public nuisance.
Hong Kong is still Communist China.
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