Former student leader Lester Shum, carrying a placard against political persecution, arrives at the High Court in Hong Kong, China October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Friday found nine pro-democracy activists guilty of criminal contempt of court for refusing to leave a protest site during the 2014 "Occupy" demonstrations which brought major roads in the city to a halt.
The charge relates to a court-ordered injunction to clear a protest camp in the Mong Kok district of the Chinese-ruled financial hub after nearly 79 days of street occupations pushing for full democracy.
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