Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed over 2019 protests

The prominent Hong Kong protester has been jailed pertaining to 32 weeks to take part in anti-government protests in 2019.

Alexandra Wong, 66, nicknamed Grandma Wong, denied the particular charges earlier this year, but changed her plea to guilty upon Wednesday, the first day associated with her trial.

Ms Wong was frequently seen at the protests three years ago, usually waving an Uk union jack banner.

Prosecutors charged her in connection with two adobe flash mobs on 11 August 2019.

They will accused Ms Wong of shouting “offensive words” at an illegal assembly, adding that her flag-waving plus slogans encouraged a good illegal gathering.

Hong Kong Principal Magistrate Ada Yim said the particular protests had triggered “disruption to social order”.

Ms Wong disappeared half way through the 2019 protests, but re-emerged within October 2020, stating she had been jailed in the border associated with Shenzhen and forced to renounce her activism.

Her jailing comes a day after Hk authorities sentenced a veteran activist and terminal malignancy patient to nine months in jail intended for his attempt to protest against the Beijing Olympics.

Koo Sze-Yiu, 75, was arrested simply by police in Feb before he could accomplish a solo demonstration criticising China.

This individual was charged with sedition, which he has denied. He has said he will appeal against the sentence.

Hong Kong was rocked by weeks of anti-government protests in 2019 and 2020. They were at first sparked by plans to allow extradition to mainland China, then grew to include many issues, including fury over a controversial new security law brought in by China which cracks upon dissent.