Pro-democracy protester sentenced to nine years in prison in the closely watched first case under Hong Kong’s national security law as Beijing tightens control over the territory.
A prison van arrives as a police officer stands guard for Tong Ying-kit's arrival at the Hong Kong High Court in Hong Kong Friday, July 30, 2021. Tong was convicted Tuesday of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers during a July 1, 2020, pro-democracy rally while carrying a flag bearing the banned slogan,"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times." Tong, 24, will be sentenced Friday, the court announced.
Beijing imposed the security law on the former British colony last year following anti-government protests that erupted in mid-2019. Officials reject the criticism and say Beijing is restoring order and instituting security protections like those of other countries. More than 100 people have been arrested under the security law.
The three-judge panel ruled Tuesday that Tong’s actions were an act of violence aimed at coercing the Hong Kong and mainland governments and intimidating the public. It said carrying the flag was an act of incitement to secession, rejecting defense arguments that Tong could be proven to be inciting secession just by using the slogan.
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