HONG KONG — Five Hong Kong speech therapists were found guilty on Wednesday of a conspiracy to publish seditious children’s books that were deemed…
The five were accused of publishing three picture books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves, which government prosecutors alleged had spread separatism and stirred up hatred and opposition to the government.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The books were available for free at several local bookstores and digital versions circulated online. Anson Wong, a defense lawyer for Sidney Ng, cited a report by the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee, which had urged authorities to repeal the security law and avoid its use in sedition cases as there was an “overly broad interpretation” and an “arbitrary application” of the law.
Critics say that authorities have used the British colonial-era sedition offenses as a tool to silence legitimate criticism of the government, and to stifle free speech.
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