Hong Kong court extends Joshua Wong’s prison sentence a second time
Ten months added to pro-democracy activist’s jail term as authorities deepen crackdown
06 May 2021 - 09:25
Hong Kong — A court here has added 10 months to pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong’s jail term, as authorities deepen their crackdown against political opponents.
The ruling by Hong Kong’s District Court came on Thursday after the 24-year-old recently pleaded guilty to taking part in an unauthorised assembly in 2020 — a crime punishable by up to five years in jail. Wong and thousands of others held a vigil on June 4 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, defying an unprecedented ban on the event that authorities said was necessary due to the pandemic...
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