HONG KONG: A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who was allegedly beaten by police in an attack captured by television cameras and beamed around the world was found guilty Thursday of assaulting and resisting police officers.
Political activist Ken Tsang was accused of splashing liquid on police officers during mass street rallies in 2014 -- the same night as he was brutally beaten in the corner of a park. Protesters outside the courthouse said the verdict amounted to “political persecution,” while Tsang’s lawyer Robert Pang said the attack his client had been subjected to was much more serious than the one he had been charged for.