Disqualified Hong Kong pro-independence lawmakers Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung charged with unlawful assembly
Youngspiration duo arrested over chaos at Legislative Council meeting in November
Two Hong Kong independence advocates who were disqualified as lawmakers last year were on Wednesday arrested and charged for trying to force their way into a meeting of the city’s legislature in November.
Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching, who lost their Legislative Council seats for distorting their oath of office during their swearing-in ceremony, were charged with unlawful assembly and attempted forced entry.
They are expected to appear at Eastern Court on Friday, according to the pair, who spoke to the media outside Central Police Station after being released on bail of HK$3,000 each.
Leung said the charges related to the chaos outside a Legco conference room on November 2, when they tried to storm a meeting after being barred from entering the chamber. They and their assistants had scuffled with security guards.
The pair would not go into details of the case, but Leung said it was unlikely they would plead guilty on Friday, as they were being “unreasonably” prosecuted for trying to attend a meeting as newly elected lawmakers.
