Hong Kong Convicts 14 Pro-Democracy Activists of Subversion

Hong Kong on Thursday convicted 14 democracy activists and acquitted two others who had been accused of subversion under a national national security law imposed by China that opponents say is being used in a crackdown on dissent.

The defendants were among 47 activists who were arrested in 2021 and accused of conspiracy to commit subversion. Thirty-one of the detainees had earlier pleaded guilty, with the 14 newly convicted activists now facing a potential life sentence.

Among those found guilty Thursday are former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong, and Raymond Chan. Prosecutors said they were part of a group who organized an unofficial primary election in 2020 ahead of elections for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council.

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