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Hong Kong protester shot by police jailed for six years

Chow Pak-kwan suffered injuries to his liver and kidney after being shot by a Hong Kong police officer [Cupid Producer via Reuters]

A Hong Kong man who was shot by police at close range during the 2019 democracy protests has been jailed for six years on charges including obstructing a police officer and attempted robbery of the officer’s gun.

Chow Pak-kwan, now 23, lost his right kidney and was injured in his liver and spine after he was shot at a road intersection during a fracas between protesters and police.

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