Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 13 and a half months over protest
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#5B458)
Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam also sentenced over pro-democracy protest at police HQ last year
The high-profile Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong will spend more than a year in jail over an unauthorised protest outside police headquarters in June last year, a Hong Kong court has ruled.
Wong said last week he expected to be jailed after admitting organising the event early on in the city's protest movement, which began with millions marching against an extradition bill before growing into a broader pro-democracy push.
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