The top court in Hong Kong has upheld the convictions of seven leading pro-democracy activists over anti-government protests in 2019.
Hong Kong’s top court has dismissed a bid to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other activists over their roles in the 2019 pro-democracy protests, according to DW.
Lai, the founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, veteran democrat Martin Lee and five former pro-democracy lawmakers were found guilty in 2021 of organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly during the months-long anti-government demonstrations.
A lower court had earlier quashed their conviction for organizing the unauthorized assembly, but their conviction for taking part in an unauthorized assembly was upheld.
Judges at the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) on Monday unanimously rejected their appeal over the rest of the convictions.
