The United States has expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
WorldPolice officers stand guard as a Correctional Services Department vehicle leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, Thursday, May 30, 2024. Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kongs biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the governments authority and created a constitutional crisis.
In convicting them, three judges approved by the government to oversee their case said their plan to effect change throughwould have undermined the government’s authority and created a constitutional crisis. But they acquitted two others who also pleaded not guilty, because they were not sure if the pair had the intention to subvert the state's power.
Miller urged the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to uphold Hong Kong's judicial independence and cease the use of vague national security laws to curb peaceful dissent.
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