Hong Kong's leading independence activist was jailed for six years yesterday for his involvement in some of the city's worst protest violence for decades. Edward Leung was convicted in May of rioting during the 2016 running battles with police, when demonstrators hurled bricks torn up from pavements and set rubbish alight in the commercial district of Mong Kok.
12:00 AM, June 12, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:06 AM, June 12, 2018
HK jails top leader for six years
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