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District Judge Adriana Tse Ching (header photo)
24-year-old technician Wong Cheuk-lai was jailed for over four years for insulting the flag and arson.
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to seven years behind bars after he was convicted over an attempt to snatch a police shotgun during a protest in 2019.
The District Court handed down its maximum sentence on Wednesday when it jailed construction worker Tse Shun-shing, local media reported.
The 31-year-old had admitted to assaulting police and taking part in an unlawful assembly outside Grand Plaza in Mong Kok on October 13, 2019, a day when Hong Kong was rocked by citywide police-protester clashes. Tse pleaded not guilty to attempting to grab a shotgun from a police officer, but was convicted after trial.
According to local media, in meting out the maximum penalty, District Judge Adriana Tse Ching (header photo) said the limitation of the District Court’s sentencing could not sufficiently reflect the protester’s criminal liability.
Tse’s co-defendant Chan Ka-chun, 18, was sentenced to a rehabilitation centre for resisting arrest, reports said.
