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Joshua Wong sentenced to 13.5 months in jail for besieging Hong Kong police headquarters
  ·  2020-12-03  ·   Source: Xinhua News Agency
Joshua Wong, an instigator of the Hong Kong riots, and Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow were sentenced to 13.5, seven and 10 months in prison respectively on December 2 for besieging the Hong Kong police headquarters last year.

Wong, Lam and Chow, who were leaders and members of the disbanded Demosisto, a separatist group advocating "Hong Kong independence," besieged the Hong Kong police headquarters on June 21, 2019.

They were accused of inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly, organizing an unauthorized assembly, and knowingly taking part in an unauthorized assembly.

On November 23, 2020, the three appeared in court for trial and pleaded guilty.

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