Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy won an appeal at the city's top court on Monday against her conviction linked to checking vehicle registration records for a documentary about an attack at a train station on pro-democracy protesters in 2019.
The July 21 attack in the northern Yuen Long district by more than 100 people wearing white T-shirts and wielding sticks and poles was one of the most violent scenes of the city's 2019 unrest. Bystanders and journalists were also beaten by the assailants during their attack on the protesters.
Choy, whose documentary was focused on the police handling of the mob attack, had pleaded not guilty. During the appeal, her lawyer Derek Chan argued that people could only choose from three options on the app, so Choy chose "other traffic and transportation matters" as it involved the use of a vehicle on a road.
Chan also argued that the prosecution failed to mention press freedom, which is protected under the city’s mini constitution.
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