Ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting jailed for 3 years, 1 month over 2019 Yuen Long attack rioting
[HKFP] - 02/27/2025
Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison after being convicted of rioting in the 2019 Yuen Long mob attack. District Judge Stanley Chan on Thursday handed Lam, formerly a lawmaker for the Democratic Party, the prison term after (…)
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