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Prices at the Pumps - May 29, 2024 #saltwire #pricesatthepumps #gasprices #fuel #canadaHONG KONG - Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were convicted on Thursday of conspiracy to commit subversion under a China-imposed security law, while two were acquitted in a landmark legal saga that began with their arrests in early 2021.
June 30 - China imposes a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, criminalising acts such as subversion and collusion with foreign powers with possible life imprisonment. July 31 - The government postpones the 2020 legislative council election, citing a spike in COVID-19 cases.Jan. 6 - Fifty-three pro-democracy activists and politicians are arrested on suspicion of subversion, the biggest crackdown to date under the national security law, and granted bail the next day.
March 4 - Thirty-two defendants are denied bail by chief magistrate Victor So after four days of hearings. The other 15 are granted bail under strict conditions but kept in custody after an appeal from prosecutors.July 6 - The case is transferred to the High Court, after six committal proceedings beginning in July 2021.Aug. 17 - Magistrate Peter Law lifts a reporting restriction on the pre-trial proceedings of this case.Feb.
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