16 pro-democracy figures are on trial in Hong Kong, in the largest prosecution to date under a national security law. Here's what to know:
They are part of a larger group of 47 politicians and activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion over their roles in an unofficial primary election shortly after the law came into force in 2020. Thirty-one have pleaded guilty, leaving the remaining 16 to fight the charges in a trial that began Monday.
The defendants include some of the most prominent names in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, including protest leaderMany are former members of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong’s partially elected legislature, where pro-democracy lawmakersin November 2020 after four of their colleagues were suspended. Others were elected members of local district councils, where pro-democracy figures have also been rooted out.
They also said it could be a violation of the national security law that had just been imposed by Beijing in response to the protests, which sometimes turned violent. The law, which officials say was necessary to restore stability, criminalizes subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
“All defendants charged with a criminal offense have the right to and will undergo a fair trial by the judiciary,” the Hong Kong government said in a statement on Wednesday. “The courts decide cases strictly in accordance with the evidence and all applicable laws.”Hong Kong’s political opposition has already been decimated by the national security law and other government moves, with most pro-democracy figures jailed, resigned from politics or living in self-imposed exile.
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