Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam defends move to jail ‘Umbrella Movement’ trio
Hong Kong — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday three student activists jailed for their roles in 2014 prodemocracy protests were not political prisoners and unreasonable criticism of the city’s judiciary could damage the rule of law. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were jailed for six to eight months on Thursday for unlawful assembly. In the largest rally in Hong Kong since the months-long "Umbrella Movement" street protests demanding full democracy three years ago, tens of thousands marched on Sunday to condemn what many called politically motivated jailings. Hong Kong CE Lam defended the decision of city prosecutors to appeal against earlier nonprison sentences and denounced accusations that the move was politically motivated. "Some say the people involved are being politically persecuted or they are so-called political prisoners. What they say is entirely incorrect." She added that the case was handled according to the law, and while the government would do its best...
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