Reported 8 months ago
In the '47 Arrests Case' in Hong Kong involving the pro-democracy camp's primary election for Legislative Council members and charges of 'conspiring to subvert state power,' the prosecution requests identifying Benny Tai and other organizers as 'key figures,' potentially facing 10 years to life imprisonment. Tai's defense requests a starting point of three years for sentencing, considering his guilty plea, for a two-year prison term. The case has sparked criticism from international bodies and countries like the UK, the US, and Australia, who view the defendants as advocates for freedom of speech, assembly, and political participation, protected by international human rights treaties and the 1985 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Source: YAHOO