Hong Kong court convicts seven men of rioting during 2019 protests

Prosecutors accused former legislator Lam Cheuk-ting and the six other defendants of provoking members of a group of about 100 men armed with wooden poles and metal rods

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024 - 10:42

Kanis Leung, Associated Press

A Hong Kong judge has convicted seven people, including a pro-democracy former politician, of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in July 2019.

Prosecutors accused former legislator Lam Cheuk-ting and the six other defendants of provoking members of a group of about 100 men armed with wooden poles and metal rods who attacked protesters and bystanders at a train station.