Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists lost their final bid to overturn their convictions at the city’s top court on Monday over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019.
FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. FILE - Pro-democracy lawyer Martin Lee speaks during an interview in Hong Kong , Friday, June 19, 2020. FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. FILE - Pro-democracy lawyer Martin Lee speaks during an interview in Hong Kong , Friday, June 19, 2020.
On Monday, judges at the Court of Final Appeal ruled against their appeal over the remaining convictions. The convictions were linked to their involvement in a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong’s streets to call for greater police accountability and democracy. The march was relatively peaceful compared to other protests that often morphed into violent clashes between police and protesters that year.Hong Kong hits back at Italy’s protest against fencer Cheung’s win with posts on pineapple pizzaHong Kong, a former British colony, returned to China in 1997.
When sentencing the seven activists in 2021, a judge at the District Court ruled that the right to such freedom is not absolute and is subject to restrictions ruled constitutional. She ordered Lai, Lee Cheuk-yan, Leung Kwok-hung and Cyd Ho toWhen the appellate court partially overturned their convictions in 2023, it quashed part of the sentences for the four who were given jail terms on the record. The decision was made after they already served out their sentences.
The Beijing and Hong Kong governments said the security law was necessary to bring back stability to the city following theThe movement five years ago was the city’s most concerted challenge to the Hong Kong government since the 1997 handover. It waned with massive arrests and exiles of democracy activists, the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of the security law.
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