Hong Kong 47: Dozens of people queued in front of the court before the sentencing of 45 opposition activists

A Hong Kong court is set to sentence 45 former opposition politicians and activists on Tuesday for conspiring to subvert state power through an unofficial legislative “primary election.” vote Four years ago, dozens of residents lined up days in advance to sit in the public gallery as police secured the area.

Authorities have stepped up security around the West Kowloon Civil Courts Building, erected wedge barriers and cordoned off roads since the weekend as they prepare for the final act of the city’s largest and longest-running investigation under the Beijing ordinance. national security law.

was among 45 people 47 opposition names Jointly charged with conspiracy to commit subversion in an attempt to win a controlling majority in the Legislative Council through the 2020 primaries in the hope of forcing the government to capitulate protesters’ demands by indiscriminately down-voting their budgets.

31 defendants, including former law professor Benny Tai Yiu-tingThe unofficial poll initiator and three organizers pleaded guilty before 14 more people were convicted in May this year, following a 118-day trial spanning 16 months.

A queue for seats formed in the public gallery in a corner of the courthouse in Cheung Sha Wan early on Saturday.

The Post found at least 26 people waiting in line Monday morning, believed to be a sign of dozens of empty seats. Some residents were seen waiting outside overnight, holding cardboard boxes filled with food and personal items.

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