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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kanis Leung

Hong Kongers who clapped in court found guilty of sedition

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Two Hong Kongers were found guilty on a sedition charge on Thursday after they clapped and criticized the judge during a previous trial over a banned Tiananmen Square vigil in the city.

Garry Pang Moon-yuen, a pastor, and Chiu Mei-ying, a housewife, were arrested in April for disturbances they made in a court hearing in January when a leader of the group that organized the Hong Kong vigil was sentenced for inciting others to join the prohibited event last year.

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