a statement to g.w. the department of justice denies political considerations it insists prosecutors would act fairly and impartially daniel chan is not convinced. that i try not to think too much about the possibility that i might go to prison for the next decade. and like i would rather focus on what i can do to support the movement. to worry about the sentence will just demoralize me. something i thought this trial is scheduled for the end of this month but whatever the outcome might be the government's strategy has already had an impact since july daniel hasn't taken part in any more protests. correspondent is standing by for us in hong kong the tears or would be protesters