The jailing and silencing of activists like Joshua Wong have damaged faith in the future of Hong Kong, with many young professionals moving abroad
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Monday to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer who injured a protester during 2019 anti-government protests.
The former student leader of the 2014 protests was not a leader of the 2019 protests, but his continued activism and high profile made him a target of the authorities. The jailing and silencing of activists like Wong have damaged faith in the future of Hong Kong, with many young professionals responding to the shrinking freedoms and autonomy by moving abroad.
In Monday’s case, Wong had been convicted of contempt of court after flouting a ban on publishing officers’ details. The prosecution also alleged he breached another order that prohibited people from publishing any matters that might lead to the public identifying the police officer who shot a protester with his revolver in November 2019.
Judge Russell Coleman, who handed down the sentence Monday, said he would offer the full reasoning in the next few days.
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