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Hong Kong Court Convicts Tiananmen Vigil Organizers of Inciting Subversion
The High Court ruling targets the primary organizers of the city's long-running June 4 candlelight vigils. Judges found Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho guilty of inciting subversion of state power. These vigils commemorated the 1989 crackdown in Beijing for over three decades. Prosecutors argued the group's platform of ending one-party rule constituted an attempt to overthrow the central government. Critics of the ruling characterized the legal proceedings as a shameful act of political persecution. The post argued the prosecution is part of a campaign to extinguish freedom in Hong Kong. This case marks a significant expansion of the national security law's application against civil society groups. Social post on the prosecution of Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert HoHong Kong court convicts Tiananmen vigil group of inciting subversionEx-Organizers Of Annual Tiananmen Vigils In Hong Kong Convicted In National Security Case
