Defence argues Tiananmen vigil activists’ actions ‘lawful’ exercise of rights
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In Hong Kong, defence lawyers are arguing that the actions of the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, organizers of the Tiananmen Square vigil, were a lawful exercise of rights. During a national security trial, the defence stated that the alliance's advocacy for ending the Communist Party's one-party rule in mainland China was intended to promote democracy and political freedom, not to topple the party. The defence counsel argued that achieving a democratic system across the border was the alliance's ultimate goal and that lawful means existed to achieve the abolition of one-party rule. Former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung are contesting charges of inciting subversion, which carries a potential 10-year sentence under the national security law.
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