Former Hong Kong civil engineer gets 5 years’ jail for rioting, stabbing policeman in protest against national security law
- Wong Kwan-wa, 26, was intercepted on plane bound for London after police received anonymous tip-off
- He is among trio who confessed to involvement in illegal rally on July 1, 2020, against national security law
Wong Kwan-wa, 26, was escorted back to the District Court on Thursday to be penalised for what the judge described as “extremely serious” offences.
He was among a trio of protesters found guilty upon their own confession for being involved in an illegal rally in Causeway Bay two years ago on July 1, a day after Beijing imposed the national security law on the city.
University first-year student Percy Chau Pui-lam, 21, was slapped with 33 months behind bars for rioting and obstructing a police officer. Another student, Law Kok-sum, 20, will be sentenced at the end of the month pending further assessment.
A fourth defendant, Cheung Tsz-ching, 26, who was Wong’s girlfriend, is currently on bail awaiting the court’s verdict.
During the 2020 protest, which occurred on the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, about 300 mostly black-clad protesters gathered in the area, with some setting up roadblocks and chanting political slogans.
Wong was found to have stabbed a constable in the upper left arm with a military knife outside Queen’s College when the officer was trying to subdue Law.
