Protesters hold up placards to demand the release of Singaporean teenager Amos Yee outside the Singapore Consulate in Hong Kong, China July 5, 2015. A Singapore court ordered teenage blogger Yee to undergo a mental health re-evaluation, after he was found guilty on charges of offending Christians and spreading an obscene image online. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
YANGON (Reuters) - The 18-year-old protester shot in the chest by Hong Kong police this week was throwing bricks and "rioting" at the time he was wounded, a prosecutor told a court packed with his supporters on Friday.
Tsang Chi-kin, also known as Tony Tsang, who was shot at close range on Tuesday as he fought officers with what appeared to be a white pole, has been charged with rioting, which carries a maximum 10-year sentence, and assaulting a police officer.
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