Some of Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy activists are on trial in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China's ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.
Posted: Feb 06, 2023 8:57 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
"The purpose of the conspiracy is to subvert the state power," the prosecutor said in his opening statement.The prosecution involves many of the city's most prominent activists, including legal scholar Benny Tai, former student leader Joshua Wong and opposition party leaders Wu Chi-wai and Alvin Yeung.
While most of the 47 activists who were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion have been detained without bail for nearly two years, former lawmakers Raymond Chan and Helena Wong, who appeared in court on Monday, were among the minority who were granted bail based on strict conditions. Earlier in the morning, more than 200 people, including relatives and friends of the defendants, lined up outside the court building as local police stepped up security in the area.
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