3 Hongkongers guilty of conspiracy in 2019-20 bomb plots unrepentant, court hears
Prosecutor calls for stiff sentences, citing reports trio still resented local authorities and had not changed during their 5½-year incarceration
One of the defendants was deemed to pose a substantial risk to society as he showed little insight into his problems, while still taking pride in the assistance he gave to young protesters during the social unrest.
A nine-member jury convicted fishing-gear seller Lukas Ho Cheuk-wai, 41, decoration worker Lee Ka-pan, 30, and programmer Cheung Ka-chun, 35, of conspiracy to cause an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property by a majority vote of 8-1.
But the three accused, along with security guard Ng Tsz-lok, 32, clerk Yeung Yi-sze, 34, government contract worker Cheung Cheuk-ki, 30, and university student Rebecca Ho Pui-yan, 26, were unanimously acquitted of the more serious charge of conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects between November 2019 and March 2020.