A group of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested in January 2021 and charged with“conspiracy to subvert state power” for their alleged involvement in organizing and participating in an unofficial primary election are on trial. The third day of the trial resumed for 16 defendants who pleaded not guilty at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court (acting ad interim for the High Court) on Feb. 8. The prosecution continued its opening statement with repeated errors, prompting the judge to ask for corrections.
The prosecution continued to read out the roles of each defendant in the primary election for the Legislative Council (LegCo) in court on Feb. 8.
