HONG KONG - The head of Hong Kong's leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday (Sept 25) to five days jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the financial hub. Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was detained and handcuffed...
HONG KONG - The head of Hong Kong's leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday to five days jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the financial hub.
Chan, who pleaded not guilty, earlier told the court that he had asked the police to show them their warrant cards before handing over his document, which all Hong Kong residents must carry. Leung did grant Chan HK$30,000 bail after his lawyers said he would appeal. The journalist cannot leave Hong Kong and had to surrender his travel documents.
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