Fourteen pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong found guilty of subversion in landmark case

Fourteen pro-democracy activists were found guilty on Thursday in Hong Kong’s largest national security case for conspiracy to commit subversion and two were acquitted. 

According to the Hong Kong Free Press, those convicted were among the 47 people "arrested under the Beijing-imposed security law in January 2021 over their roles in unofficial primaries held in an attempt to understand which candidates to put forward to gain a controlling majority in the upcoming Legislative Council (LegCo) election."

Former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong and Raymond Chan were found guilty and they face up to life in prison. The sentencing will come at a later date.

The two defendants who were cleared of charges are former district councilors Lee Yue-shun and Lawrence Lau but the prosecution said it plans to appeal the acquittals.