First person charged under Hong Kong security law found guilty
Posted on AllSides July 28th, 2021
From The Left
The first person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law has been found guilty of “terrorism” and “inciting secession”, in a landmark case with long-term implications for how the legislation reshapes the city’s common law traditions.
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle in July last year into three riot police officers while carrying a flag with the protest slogan: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times”, which prosecutors said was secessionist.
An alternative charge of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm was not considered in...