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Famous Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong (24) is back in prison!
After a Hong Kong court ordered him not to be allowed to move freely before the ongoing trial ended on December 2, Wong arrived Monday in a police van at Hong Kong’s Lai Chi Kok Prison. He was brought into the building in handcuffs.
Joshua Wong (in front of the door) and Ivan Lam (in the center of the image) must remain in prison until at least 2 DecemberPhoto: TYRONE SIU / Reuters
In addition, two of his fellow activists, Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow, are to be arrested, a spokesman for the activist said.
At the start of Monday’s hearing, Wong pleaded guilty to organizing an unauthorized protest on June 21, 2019 in front of the police headquarters in the Wan Chai District. For this, he and his colleagues could face up to five years in prison.
According to Wong, it was just a minor offense. He and his colleagues are ready to serve an immediate prison sentence. He hoped this would draw global attention to the Hong Kong justice system, which Beijing was manipulating.
Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam and Joshua Wong (vlnr)Photo: Vincent Yu / AP Photo / dpa
The 24-year-old is one of the most famous faces of Hong Kong’s democratic movement; he had organized protests as a teenager. Wong and other supporters had already been sentenced to several months in prison three years ago in connection with the “umbrella protests” for more democracy that began in 2014. In September, Wong was arrested for two hours and then released on bail.
Last year there were much larger protests against Beijing’s growing influence. China then passed a security law for Hong Kong in late June. It is directed against activities that China considers subversive, separatist or terrorist. It is the largest invasion of Hong Kong’s autonomy to date and confers extensive powers on the security of the Chinese state.
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