The 47 were charged en masse under the national security law that China imposed in 2020, after huge and often violent pro-democracy protests. theSun theSundaily news China court Police Protest
: The trial of 47 of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.
They are charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” for organising an unofficial primary election. That vote was ultimately scrapped and Beijing installed a new political system that strictly vets who can stand for office. “Subversion is a crime that used to require someone who threatened to use violence... to overturn the regime,“ Kwok told AFP.
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