Hong Kong democrat faints in court after protesters gather for landmark subversion hearing
On March 2, a Hong Kong court adjourned after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion
Following over 12 hours of submissions from defence lawyers on bail applications that ran deep into the night, democrat and district councillor Clarisse Yeung fainted in the courtroom and had to be sent to hospital by ambulance.
The magistrate, Victor So, adjourned proceedings to later on March 2 with around half the defendants’ applications yet to be heard.
The activists are accused of organising and participating in an unofficial primary poll last July aimed at selecting the strongest candidates for a legislative council election that the government later postponed, citing the coronavirus.
Many people outside the court were dressed in black, the colour associated with the 2019 anti-government protests, while some chanted: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” and “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” popular slogans during the unrest.
Source: Reuters #Mar01
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security/security-tight-as-crowds-gather-outside-hong-kong-court-for-subversion-hearing-idUSKCN2AT10D
#HongKong #HKNationalSecruityLaw #NSL #MassArest #LiberateHK
On March 2, a Hong Kong court adjourned after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion
Following over 12 hours of submissions from defence lawyers on bail applications that ran deep into the night, democrat and district councillor Clarisse Yeung fainted in the courtroom and had to be sent to hospital by ambulance.
The magistrate, Victor So, adjourned proceedings to later on March 2 with around half the defendants’ applications yet to be heard.
The activists are accused of organising and participating in an unofficial primary poll last July aimed at selecting the strongest candidates for a legislative council election that the government later postponed, citing the coronavirus.
Many people outside the court were dressed in black, the colour associated with the 2019 anti-government protests, while some chanted: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” and “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” popular slogans during the unrest.
Source: Reuters #Mar01
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security/security-tight-as-crowds-gather-outside-hong-kong-court-for-subversion-hearing-idUSKCN2AT10D
#HongKong #HKNationalSecruityLaw #NSL #MassArest #LiberateHK
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Hong Kong democrat faints in court after protesters gather for landmark subversion hearing
A Hong Kong court adjourned early on Tuesday after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the opposition.