Hong Kong democracy protester shot by police in 2019 jailed for 47 months

Tsang Chi-kin, who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019, has been sentenced to 47 months in prison on charges of rioting, assaulting a police officer and perverting the course of justice (Vernon Yuen/AP)

A Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 has been sentenced to 47 months in prison on charges of rioting, assaulting a police officer and perverting the course of justice.

Wednesday’s court ruling is the latest in a series of harsh punishments for participants in the anti-government movement.