A Hong Kong court jailed four leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy 'Occupy&quo...
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court jailed four leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy “Occupy” movement on Wednesday amid heightened concerns over the decline of freedoms in the China-ruled city nearly five years after activists took to the streets in mass protests.
Law professor Benny Tai, 54, and retired sociologist Chan Kin-man, 60, were each jailed for 16 months for conspiracy to commit public nuisance tied to the protests that paralyzed parts of the Asia financial center for 79 days in late 2014 and became known as the Umbrella Movement.“Whatever will be the decision of the court I will just face it peacefully,” Tai told supporters ahead of his sentencing.
The public nuisance trial is considered the most significant legal maneuver by authorities to punish those involved in the 2014 Occupy demonstrations, which pushed for genuine, full democracy in Hong Kong. Prior to the sentencing, rival political groups outside the court had taunted each other, with pro-democracy activists calling for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to step down, while Beijing loyalists chanting: “Go away. Go occupy London.”
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