Two Hong Kong activists who once led thousands to annual June 4 candlelight vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing were convicted on Aug. 21 in a trial that critics have condemned as unjust.
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were convicted of inciting subversion under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The alliance was also found guilty.
The two “incited other persons to organize, plan, commit or participate in acts by unlawful means with a view to subverting the state power,” a press summary of the court decision reads. …
Hong Kong Court Convicts 2 Tiananmen Square Vigil Organizers
