Hong Kong Lawmakers-elect Sentenced for Unlawful Assembly

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to one month in jail for an 2016 incident in the legislative building. Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were elected that year to the Legislative Council, but were disqualified by Hong Kong's High Court for insulting China while taking their oaths of office. The pair were arrested for attempting to barge into a council meeting, and charged with unlawful assembly.  During Monday's sentencing hearing Magistrate Wong...

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