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Former University Professor in Custody in HK After Pleading Guilty to Raising The “Five Demands” Gesture During A Protest Last Year

Wyman Kwok, a former associate professor at Shantou University’s College of Liberal Arts, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a public place at the Eastern Magistrates' Court in Hong Kong on April 23, 2021.

He was charged as he allegedly gestured and chanted “five demands, not one less” on the road during a protest on May 24, 2020. It was during a large protest on Hong Kong Island against the National Anthem Law and the National Security Law.

The defendant, who was not represented by a lawyer, pleaded his case, saying that he grew up and received his education in Hong Kong, studied at a university in Hong Kong and holds a master's and doctorate degree. He taught at a tertiary institution and from 2010 to 2017 he taught at a University in China.

As he was a professor for critical thinking and philosophy, he explains that his behaviour is biased towards idealism. Kwok mentioned that he has always been a law-abiding person who supports the "true rule of law" and "the rule of law that respects human rights" In which, the reason for his actions is to speak up for the society and to fight for justice.

Peter Law Tak-chuen, the Principal Magistrate adjourned the case to May 7, 2021 for sentencing and ordered the defendant to be remanded in custody in order to obtained a background report.

Kwok looked surprised and stunned as he learned that he has to remain in custody.

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