Hong Kong 'speedboat fugitives' jailed over Taiwan escape bid
Seven people have been awarded 10 months in prison for failed 2020 attempt to flee by speedboat to dodge protest-related prosecutions
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Seven people have been awarded 10 months in prison for failed 2020 attempt to flee by speedboat to dodge protest-related prosecutions
HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong jailed seven people who were part of a failed 2020 attempt to flee to Taiwan by speedboat to dodge protest-related prosecutions.
Seven men in Hong Kong who tried to flee to Taiwan in a boat to escape protest related charges have been handed jail sentences. The jail sentences are between seven and 10 months long and hav been handed for acts to "pervert the course of justice." Six of the men were jailed for 10 months, while Li Tsz-yin, 32, was jailed seven months. Li is currently serving a 3.5-year jail term for rioting and assaulting a policeman.
The seven men were involved in the 2019 anti-government protest.
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