Hong Kong Court Issues Verdict on Riot Charges: Latest News Updates

2024-03-16 08:44:00

Foreign news agencies reported from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China on March 16 that the Hong Kong Court has issued a verdict. On Saturday, 12 defendants were found guilty of riot charges. cause loss of property and invasion of government buildings From breaking into the Legislative Assembly building in 2019, when protests once morest the Hong Kong administration and the Chinese government were at their peak.

The court sentenced the defendants to different terms of imprisonment. It is a period of between 6 and a half to 7 years. However, the actual period of imprisonment will be slightly less than the judgment It will be between 54-82 months because all defendants received partial sentence reductions. through the process That includes making a confession.

At the same time, two other journalists in this case also have co-defendants. The court did not sentence the couple to serve prison time. But each person was fined 1,500 Hong Kong dollars (regarding 6,875 baht) for entering the Legislative Assembly area without permission.

The Hong Kong Legislative Assembly is currently considering a new security law. to replace the security law enacted by the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing in 2020, but the overall content of the law is not much different. The offenses are divided into 5 bases: rebellion, sedition, espionage, and theft of state information. Sabotage to destroy security and outside interference

for the maximum punishment according to the new security law If approved by Hong Kong’s lawmakers, it means life imprisonment.

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