Long Hair and 12 others found guilty in the primary elections/‘conspiracy to commit subversion’ trial plan to appeal…
Of the 47 charged in the subversion case, 16 pleaded not guilty and sat through a 118-day trial, with 14 found guilty – Leung among them.
Leung is among 13 activists, ex-legislators, and a journalist who have thus far lodged appeal bids. The Department of Justice said last week it did not intend to seek longer jail terms for those sentenced last month.
…Last week, ex-lawmaker Raymond Chan and ex-district councillors Tat Cheng and Kalvin Ho lodged appeals against their sentences and convictions, while radio host Tam Tak-chi, who pleaded guilty to the charge, sought an appeal against his sentence.
Activists Owen Chow, Gordon Ng and Michael Pang; former lawmakers Helena Wong and Lam Cheuk-ting; former union leader Winnie Yu; journalist-turned-activist Gwyneth Ho; and ex-district councillor Clarisse Yeung have filed appeals. They all pleaded not guilty.
There was no law against holding primary elections; the ‘reject the budget’ idea drew on the Basic Law itself. Optimists might see an opportunity for Hong Kong’s judiciary to show how independent it is. So might pessimists.
Into the dock again go the government and the judiciary. The dems continuing to show steely determination in the prosecution of this case.
Fiat justitia, ruat caelum