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HONG KONG, (AFP):- Three Hong Kong activists, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges over last year's banned Tiananmen vigil. The trio, Lai, Chow Hang-tung and Gwyneth Ho will be the only defendants to stand a full trial among more than two dozen pro-democracy politicians and activists charged over the annual commemorative event. The other defendants all pleaded guilty to charges including inciting and taking part in an illegal assembly. "I understand every word you said but I do not understand why it constituted a crime," Chow told the court. "Mourning is not a crime….
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