HONG KONG, July 28 — Henry Tong and Elaine To were preparing to spend their first wedding anniversary in separate prison cells — until their acquittal for rioting during Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests. There were gasps and tears of relief in court last Friday as a judge declared prosecutors...
Elaine To , 41, and Henry Tong, 39, hold up a photo book which they had printed to keep with them in prison if found guilty, during an interview at their fitness studio in Hong Kong June 22, 2020. — AFP pic
The pair walked free in a ruling that has potential consequences for hundreds of other protesters facing similar charges.“We have already been punished,” Tong told AFP a day after his acquittal. Police can arrest anyone present at such a protest for rioting, and have done many times over the last year.
Presiding judge Anthony Kwok said prosecutors could not provide any direct evidence of the defendants' participation in a riot.
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