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<\/p>\nA Hong Kong court has jailed activist Joshua Wong for three months, his second prison sentence related to the 2014 pro-democracy protests.<\/p>\n
Along with other activists he was found guilty of contempt of court for blocking clearance of a protest site.<\/p>\n
He had been on bail pending an appeal against another six-month term in a separate case linked to the protests.<\/p>\n
Wong was the public face of the protests against the perceived increase of authoritarian influence from China.<\/p>\n
Known as Umbrella Movement,\u00a0the 2014 protests brought parts of central Hong Kong to a standstill for nearly three months.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the hearing, the 21-year old said he had “no regrets” about his part in the demonstrations.<\/p>\n
“They can lock up our bodies but they can’t lock up our minds,” he said outside the court.<\/p>\n
Wong had pleaded guilty, deciding not to fight the charges.<\/p>\n
The court denied bail but granted a second hearing with Wong’s lawyers for later on Wednesday on the matter.<\/p>\n
Fellow activist Raphael Wong was sentenced to four months and 15 days. Several other activists received suspended sentences.<\/p>\n
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In August 2017,\u00a0Joshua Wong was jailed for six months for unlawful assembly.<\/p>\n
He had initially been sentenced to community service but the Hong Kong government appealed against that, arguing it was too lenient.<\/p>\n
His new conviction on Wednesday comes just one day after his lawyers had appealed against that separate six-month sentence.<\/p>\n
The courts will decide on the appeal for the separate charges at a later date.<\/p>\n
The student activist was at the heart of the mass demonstrations\u00a0calling for more democracy and protesting against Beijing’s growing influence.<\/p>\n
The protesters were calling for free elections for Hong Kong’s leadership but failed to achieve their goal. Several of their leaders, including Joshua Wong have since entered politics.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong was handed over from British rule to China in 1997 with Beijing agreeing to govern the territory under the principle of “one country, two systems”.<\/p>\n
Under this Basic Law, Hong Kong would enjoy “a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs” for the next 50 years.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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