Seven admit rioting, while another six face additional charges carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison
court has began the trial of 13 people over the storming and ransacking of the city’s legislature in 2019, which was an unprecedented challenge to the Beijing-backed government.
Hundreds of protesters broke into the legislature on the night of 1 July 2019 – the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain toThe 13 defendants that went on trial on Monday over the episode were charged with rioting, an offence that can be punished by up to 10 years in jail.Seven pleaded guilty to that charge when proceedings began at a Hong Kong district court on Monday, and the prosecution shelved the additional charges against them.
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