Former Hong Kong lawmaker denies abetting criminal activity in mainland China

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Ex-lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan says people his alliance had been supporting should not have been considered as violating mainland law in first place

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Lee Cheuk-yan poses for a photograph at the Legislative Council Complex in 2016. Photo: Felix Wong

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A former Hong Kong lawmaker on trial for allegedly inciting subversion has denied abetting criminal activity by supporting mainland Chinese dissidents, accusing Beijing of levelling false charges against them.

Prosecutors on Wednesday challenged Lee Cheuk-yan’s claim that he had no intention to incite others to overthrow the mainland’s communist rule when he called for an end to “one-party dictatorship” as former chairman of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.

Lee, 69, and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung, 41, are contesting the charge under the Beijing-imposed national security law for allegedly inciting others to topple the mainland’s fundamental system by advocating the abolition of one-party rule, one of the alliance’s five operational objectives.Advertisement

They face up to 10 years in jail if convicted.

The alliance was known for holding annual candlelight vigils to mark Beijing’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on June 4, 1989.AdvertisementThe last vigil was held in 2019. Police banned the event on public health grounds in the next two years, before the alliance disbanded in September 2021.AdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8×0.9×1.0x1.1×1.2×1.5×1.75x1.00x

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