Hong Kong protests: ousted opposition lawmaker found guilty of assaulting police loses appeal against conviction

An ousted Hong Kong opposition lawmaker found guilty of assaulting two police officers with a loudhailer at an anti-government rally in 2019 has failed in his bid to clear his name.The High Court on Wednesday dismissed Au Nok-hin’s appeal against his conviction last year on two counts of assaulting police, committed during a chaotic stand-off between protesters and officers in Mong Kok on July 8, for which he was given 140 hours of community service.Madam Justice Maggie Poon Man-kay reserved…

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