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Occupy Central: 'Umbrella nine' Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail
Source: The Guardian
'Umbrella nine' Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail
Campaigners responsible for the largest civil disobedience in Hong Kong’s history face up to 16 months in prison
Suzanne Sataline in Hong Kong
Wed 24 Apr 2019 11.58 BST First published on Wed 24 Apr 2019 06.01 BST
A group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to prison for their role in the Umbrella Movement protests, with two of its leaders jailed for 16 months.
A district court judge jailed sociology professor Chan Kin-man, 60, law professor Benny Tai, 54, and Baptist minister the Rev Chu Yiu-ming, 75, to 16 months each for conspiracy to commit public nuisance. Chu’s sentence was suspended for two years.
The men were the founders of the social movement Occupy Central with Love and Peace and were among nine pro-democracy campaigners convicted over their leadership in the “umbrella movement” rallies in Hong Kong in 2014, which triggered a massive city-wide strike for democratic elections.
The group were found guilty earlier this month on rarely used colonial-era public nuisance charges for their roles in the 2014 protests calling for free elections, the largest civil disobedience movement in the city’s history.
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Campaigners responsible for the largest civil disobedience in Hong Kong’s history face up to 16 months in prison
Suzanne Sataline in Hong Kong
Wed 24 Apr 2019 11.58 BST First published on Wed 24 Apr 2019 06.01 BST
A group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to prison for their role in the Umbrella Movement protests, with two of its leaders jailed for 16 months.
A district court judge jailed sociology professor Chan Kin-man, 60, law professor Benny Tai, 54, and Baptist minister the Rev Chu Yiu-ming, 75, to 16 months each for conspiracy to commit public nuisance. Chu’s sentence was suspended for two years.
The men were the founders of the social movement Occupy Central with Love and Peace and were among nine pro-democracy campaigners convicted over their leadership in the “umbrella movement” rallies in Hong Kong in 2014, which triggered a massive city-wide strike for democratic elections.
The group were found guilty earlier this month on rarely used colonial-era public nuisance charges for their roles in the 2014 protests calling for free elections, the largest civil disobedience movement in the city’s history.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/24/umbrella-nine-hong-kong-pro-democracy-leaders-sentenced-to-jail
