Former Hong Kong Journalist Union Head Jailed for Obstructing Police
The former head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association has been sentenced to a five-day jail term after losing an appeal against his conviction for obstructing police. The court upheld the veteran journalist's conviction.
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Ex-chief of Hong Kong journalist union serving 5-day jail term after losing appeal
A former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association has failed in his bid to overturn a conviction and five-day jail sentence for obstructing a police officer. Ronson Chan Ron-sing, 45, had refused to present his identity card to police during a stop-and-search procedure nearly four years ago. Deputy Judge Lily Wong Sze-lai dismissed his appeal at the High Court on Friday and ordered him into custody immediately. Chan was sentenced to five days in jail in 2023 after a magistrate found ...
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Read full article →Hong Kong court upholds veteran journalist’s conviction for obstructing police
A Hong Kong court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a journalist and former head of a press union for obstructing police while reporting. Veteran journalist Ronson Chan began serving his five-day sentence on Friday after Deputy High Court Judge Lily Wong upheld a lower court’s conviction over an incident in September 2022, when […]
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