HONG KONG, May 30 — A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion today in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law...
The public wait outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts building, before the verdict of the 47 pro-democracy activists, charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong . — Reuters pic HONG KONG , May 30 — A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion today in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
Authorities then charged 47 people from across a wide cross section of society with subversion, saying their political activities were aimed at bringing down the government.Sixteen defendants — including activists, former lawmakers and district councillors — had pleaded not guilty. The trial was held without a jury and the judges were chosen from a pool of jurists handpicked by Hong Kong’s leader.Prosecutors said the 47 had conspired to subvert state power by holding unofficial primary polls, as part of their plan to form a majority in the legislature.
Outside the court Thursday, Kathy, one of the 610,000 voters who cast their ballots in the unofficial primary election in 2020, said she believed the defendants “never committed any crime”. “I still can’t figure out how it can subvert the state, so I want to see how the court would rule on that,” he said.
The case has been closely watched by the international community, with diplomatic officers from the consulates of France, the European Union and Italy going to the court on Thursday.
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