Fourteen Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial
HONG KONG -Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city's rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub.
The U.S. and some other countries have criticised the trial as politically motivated, calling for the accused to be immediately released. The defendants are accused of a"vicious plot" to paralyse government and force the city's leader to resign through an unofficial pre-selection ballot in a July 2020 citywide election. The democrats maintain it was an unofficial attempt to select the strongest candidates in a bid to win a historic majority in Hong Kong's legislature.
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