Hong Kong Has Jailed This Guy For 14 Months For Wearing A Protest T-Shirt
27-year-old Chu Kai-pong was arrested on June 12 at a train station while he was wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times”.
Hong Kong has jailed this guy for 14 months for wearing a protest T-shirt.
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27-year-old Chu Kai-pong was arrested on June 12 at a train station while he was wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times”.
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He was also wearing a yellow mask with “FDNOL” which is short for “five demands and not one less”, another popular slogan from the mass pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019.
Demonstrators take part in a protest against the new national security law on July 1, 2020 in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
At a hearing on Monday Sep. 16, Chu said he had worn the T-shirt to remind people of the protests.
Pro-democracy supporters make hand signs outside the West Kowloon court in Hong Kong in2021. (PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
A group of protesters with signs against Article 23 gathers outside the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London. (Martin Pope/Getty Images)
The judge said Chu “took advantage of a symbolic day with the intention to reignite the ideas behind the unrest”.
Protesters march on a street during a rally against the extradition law proposal on June 9, 2019 in Hong Kong. (Photo credit: Getty)
June 12 is a key date in the 2019 protests, when protesters began to lay down their five demands after a serious crackdown from police.
Pro-democracy make gestures and shout slogans outside the West Kowloon court on March 1, 2021 in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
Chu is the first person to be sentenced under Article 23, which increased the sentence for “sedition” so people who criticize the government could face up to 10 years in prison.
Pro-democracy supporters gather outside the High Court premises in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)Protesters wave flags on top of a car park during a gathering in Hong Kong on December 29, 2019. (ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)
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