3 Hong Kong Activists Plead Guilty to Joining Democracy Rally


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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) 3 Hong Kong Activists Plead Guilty to Joining Democracy Rally In-Depth Coverage By VOA News April 08, 2021 Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was one of three pro-democracy activists who pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in an unauthorized rally in 2019. The other two activists who pleaded guilty along with Lai were Lee Cheuk-yan and Yeng Sum. The trio took part in a massive anti-government protest on Aug. 31 of that year, at the height of near-daily and often violent demonstrations demanding greater democracy for the city. Lee Cheuk-yan told reporters as he and...