Demosisto leader Joshua Wong (centre-right) and disqualified lawmaker Nathan Law (centre-left) speak to reporters outside of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday. (EPA photo)HONG KONG: An appeal against the controversial jailing of three young democracy activists will be heard in Hong Kong's highest court in January, after the Court of Final Appeal decided on Tuesday to allow it. Hong Kong's appeals court jailed Joshua Wong, 21, Alex Chow, 27, and Nathan Law, 24, leaders of the Chinese-ruled city’s democracy movement, in August, for illegal assembly. The trio helped lead the largely peaceful "Umbrella Movement" that blocked major roads for 79 days in 2014, demanding Beijing grant Hong Kong full democracy. The next legal steps will likely be scrutinised closely, with the jailings having shaken confidence in Hong Kong's vaunted rule of law.

Source: Bangkok Post November 07, 2017 04:07 UTC