July 1 LegCo Riot Case | Wong Chung-yiu, Hiu Laam Suen and Seven Others File Appeals; Hearing Set for Dec 16
7.1立會暴動案｜王宗堯、孫曉嵐等9人提上訴 排期12.16聆訊
In the July 1 Legislative Council riot case, four people, including Wong Chung-yiu, were convicted of rioting after trial, while eight others in the same case pleaded guilty before the trial began. The 12 defendants were sentenced to between four years and seven months and six years and 10 months in prison. Wong Chung-yiu, former president of the HKU Students’ Union Hiu Laam Suen and seven others subsequently filed appeals.
七一立法會暴動案，王宗堯等 4 人審訊後被裁定暴動罪成，同案 8 人則於開審前承認暴動罪，12 人分別判囚 4 年 7 個月至 6 年 10 個月。王宗堯、港大學生會前會長孫曉嵐等 9 人先後提上訴。 司法機構網頁顯示，上訴庭將於 12 月 16 日開庭處理定罪和刑罰上訴許可申請，預料需時兩天。