Canada ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Guilty Verdict of 47 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists: Global Affairs

The 47 defendants were arrested and prosecuted for peaceful political activity, Global Affairs Canada says

Representatives from various consulates wait outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong ahead of verdicts in the trial of the “Hong Kong 47” on May 30, 2024. AP Photo/Chan Long Hei

Global Affairs Canada has said it is troubled by guilty verdicts handed down in a trial of 47 well-known pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.

“Canada is deeply concerned at the guilty verdicts handed down in the National Security Law (NSL) mass trial of 47 pro-democracy politicians and advocates known as the “Hong Kong 47” or “NSL 47,” a May 30 statement said.