Veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu to face verdict over planned protest against ‘unfair’ District Council race
Hong Kong veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu will face a verdict under the sedition law next week over a planned protest against what he called an “unfair” District Council race. Chief Magistrate Victor So, a designated national security judge, is set to hand down a ruling next Friday on whether the 77-year-old activist had breached the colonial-era law for a second time, local media reported on Monday. The activist faced trial on Monday after he pleaded not guilty to “attempting or preparing to do an act with a seditious intention.” He was said to have planned to visit the Registration and Electora...