A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday, in a sedition case that is widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedom in the city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia
FILE - A worker carrying some containers walks past police officers during a raid on the office of Stand News during a raid in Hong Kong, Dec. 29, 2021. A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday, in a sedition case thatas a barometer for the future of media freedom in the city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia.former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were arrested in December 2021.
Dozens of residents and reporters lined up in the morning to secure a seat for the hearing, which was schedueld for 2:30 p.m. and began an hour late. Their case is centered on 17 articles. That included stories featuring pro-democracy ex-lawmakers Nathan Law and Ted Hui, who are among a group of overseas-based activists targeted byorganized by the pro-democracy camp in 2020; and commentaries by Law and veteran journalists Allan Au and Chan Pui-man. Chan is also Chung’s wife.
“Freedom of speech should not be restricted on the grounds of eradicating dangerous ideas, but rather it should be used to eradicate dangerous ideas,” he said.
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