HONG KONG: Two former Hong Kong opposition lawmakers have been jailed for up to 16 days for their roles in causing a ruckus during a Legislative Council meeting on a contentious extradition bill which the administration later scrapped amid citywide protests.
Ex-legislator Eddie Chu Hoi-dick was sentenced to 14 days in jail for his role in the incident, while his former colleague Raymond Chan Chi-chuen was given 16 days imprisonment.
The pair were involved in the 2019 incident, in which lawmakers hoped to stall proceedings of a committee scrutinising a contentious extradition bill.
According to court documents, the incident resulted in pro-establishment lawmakers Ben Chan Han-pan and Elizabeth Quat reporting that they have been injured.
Quat sought treatment from a Chinese medicine doctor for her injuries.
At West Kowloon Court, Chu pleaded guilty to four counts of assaulting, obstructing or molesting a member within the precincts of the Legco chamber.
Chan pleaded guilty to two counts of the same charge.
Former opposition lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting also stood trial for the incident on Tuesday, but pleaded not guilty.
His case has been scheduled to be heard in September. - South China Morning Post
