The Hong Kong High Court decided to imprison three activists for up to 6 years on terrorism charges. Bombings were planned in several areas after the 2021 protests, but were foiled first.
Foreign news agencies reported that, on Thursday, December 28, 2023, a judge of the Supreme Court in Hong Kong ruled to imprison (Ho Yu Wang, Kwok Man Hee, and Cheung Ho Yung) 3 activists who served periods of up to 6 years on terrorism-related charges. Several public buildings were planned to be bombed.
Initially, charges were brought against the three accused. “Conspiracy to commit terrorist acts” under the National Security Law and are members of “Returning Valiant”, a pro-democracy group in Hong Kong. He was accused of planning the bombing after mass protests in 2021.
According to information revealed during the trial, the three defendants are accused of planning to manufacture peroxide bombs (TATP) and place them in various public places, including government offices, police stations, court buildings and railway lines, with the aim of carrying them out in the period between April 1 and July 5. 2021. But he was arrested in July of the same year. Before he can make a bomb
According to prosecutors, the court described Ho, who was 17 years old when he was arrested, as the leader of the group. The person responsible for making the bomb pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison. Mr. Zhang was also sentenced to 6 years in prison, while Nyakook was sentenced to 30 months in prison. The two men pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to carry out the bombing. It is a lighter penalty
Judge Alex Lee said he accepted the hostile social atmosphere during the celebration in Hong Kong at the time. It can easily cloud one's moral judgment. It may change people who were once good to become violent
Incidentally, four other defendants were involved in this conspiracy. He has been convicted since May.
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