Posted 11/29/2023, 1:59:11 AM
47 Hong Kong activists on trial for roles in pro-democracy primary election
- 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are on trial for "conspiracy to commit subversion" over their roles in an unofficial primary election in 2020
- They face up to life in prison if convicted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020
- The trial is seen as a test case for Hong Kong's judicial independence under the new law
- The activists hoped to win a majority in legislative elections to block government bills
- Hong Kong authorities called the primary a "vicious plot" to "paralyze the government and undermine state power"