2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case
- Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted for inciting others to overthrow China’s communist leadership.
- Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were charged in 2021 under a China-imposed national security law.
- The court ruled that their calls to 'end one-party dictatorship' aimed to undermine the Communist Party's leadership.
- The defendants face a maximum prison term of 10 years.
- The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was also found guilty.
HONG KONG (AP) — Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted Friday for what the government-approved judges ruled was inciting others to overthrow China’s communist leadership.
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under a China-imposed national security law that has effectively crushed the city’s previously thriving pro-democracy movement.
They face a maximum prison term of 10 years. The alliance was also found guilty. The three judges ruled that the alliance’s call to 'end one-party dictatorship' aimed to end the ruling Communist Party’s leadership status under the constitution, and that the 'end' in the phrase carried the meaning of 'overthrowing' and 'undermining.'
香港两名天安门烛光 vigil 组织者因国家安全案件被定罪
香港（美联社）——香港两名天安门烛光 vigil 的前组织者因煽动他人推翻中国共产党领导而被定罪。
李卓人和周恒桐是支持中国爱国民主运动的香港联盟的前领导人，他们于2021年根据中国实施的国家安全法被指控煽动颠覆，该法有效地压制了该市原本蓬勃发展的民主运动。
他们面临最高10年的监禁。该联盟也被判有罪。三名法官裁定，该联盟呼吁“结束一党专政”旨在结束共产党在宪法下的领导地位，而该短语中的“结束”意味着“推翻”和“破坏”。