HONG KONG, Aug 6 — Twenty-five Hong Kong democracy activists were charged today with taking part in a banned June candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. They included prominent activist Joshua Wong, media tycoon Jimmy Lai and leaders of the Alliance in...
Thousands of Hong Kong people took part in a ceremony to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown despite it being banned by authorities. — AFP pic
They included prominent activist Joshua Wong, media tycoon Jimmy Lai and leaders of the Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, and were formally charged with “knowingly taking part in an unauthorised assembly”. Thirteen of those indicted were already facing incitement charges over the same event with some pleading not guilty in court.
But city authorities banned the event in June for the first time in 30 years, citing measures to control the spread of coronavirus.
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