Hong Kong’s Top Court Overturns Convictions of Tiananmen Vigil Organizers

In their decision, the Court of Final Appeal judges unanimously allowed the appeal and overturned the three convictions.

Tonyee Chow Hang-tung holds a press conference of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, on Sept. 5, 2021.Adrian Yu/The Epoch Times

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal has unanimously overturned the convictions and sentences of three former members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. The March 6 decision is the first time a defendant in a case involving the National Security Law has successfully won an appeal in the court.

In 2021, the national security police alleged the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was a “foreign agent” and requested the group turn over its internal communications and documents. The Alliance refused.