The 18-year-old protester shot in the chest by Hong Kong police this week was throwing bricks and "rioting" at the time he was wounded, a prosecutor told a court packed with his supporters on Friday.[HONG KONG] The 18-year-old protester shot in the chest by Hong Kong police this week was throwing bricks and"rioting" at the time he was wounded, a prosecutor told a court packed with his supporters on Friday.
Tsang Chi-kin, also known as Tony Tsang, who was shot at close range on Tuesday as he fought officers with what appeared to be a white pole, has been charged with rioting, which carries a maximum 10-year sentence, and assaulting a police officer. The prosecutor said Tsang was more violent than others who have attended recent rallies, which began after the government announced its intention to introduce an extradition law.
The proposed legislation, which would have meant the possibility of people facing trial in mainland courts, has been withdrawn but the protests have evolved into a broad pro-democracy movement.A judge set bail at HK$5000 and banned Tsang, who according to his lawyer is in a hospital intensive care unit in a stable condition, from leaving the country.After the hearing, hundreds of supporters, some crying, clapped and chanted"thank you" to the lawyer who represented him.
Many of those gathered in the court and outside were wearing masks, in defiance of a government ban on the wearing of face-masks in public - as many protesters do to disguise their identities.
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE. THEY WERE OUT TO CAUSE CHAOS, MAIMING AND DESTRUCTION. THEY WERE ARMED TO THE TEETH. NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY HAD REMAINED INDOORS.
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