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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Jessie Pang and Justin Fung

Seven plead guilty at start of Hong Kong legislature storming trial

A man sprays paint over the Regional Emblem of Hong Kong after anti-extradition bill protesters stormed the Legislative Council Complex on the 22nd anniversary of the handover from British to Chinese rule, destroying pictures and daubing walls with graffiti in Hong Kong, China July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

A closely watched trial involving 13 people who stormed Hong Kong's legislature during pro-democracy protests in 2019 began on Monday with seven people pleading guilty to a rioting charge.

On July 1 that year, hundreds of protesters stormed Hong Kong's Legislative Council building after a protest march against a proposed extradition bill that would have allowed authorities to send individuals to mainland China for trial.

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