Hong Kong Prosecutors Charge 47 With Subversion, Supporters Rally Outside Bail Hearing
Hong Kong Prosecutors Charge 47 With Subversion, Supporters Rally Outside Bail Hearing Posted by John Chan | Mar 1, 2021 In an orchestrated spectacle seemingly timed to coordinate with leaders in Beijing, 47 prominent pro-democracy supporters—including very nearly every member of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp—were crammed into a West Kowloon courtroom on Monday, March 1 for a bail hearing. They were charged the day prior with subversion under the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) for running in an informal primary election in July 2020, in which more than 600,000 Hong Kong people v...
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