Taiwanese men who attacked Hong Kong bookseller get longer jail terms after appeal
- Trio found guilty of assaulting and insulting Lam Wing-kee and damaging his belongings when they threw red paint at him in Taipei last year
- Lam says he believes he’s a target for pro-Beijing activists and he fears being attacked again because of his pro-democracy views
Cheng Chi-lung, 52, and brothers Tseng Shih-cheng, 34, and Tseng Shih-feng, 28, all from the southern city of Kaohsiung, were found guilty of assaulting and insulting Lam and damaging his belongings by throwing paint at him in the Taipei attack.
On Tuesday, they were sentenced to eight, six and seven months’ jail, respectively.
Lam, 65, had appealed jail terms of three to four months that could be converted to fines, handed down by the Taipei District Court in November, saying the sentences were too lenient and would not deter others from carrying out similar attacks on Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.
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Hong Kong bookseller who fled to Taiwan attacked with red paint before opening new bookshop
He was preparing to open a new bookshop in Taipei when the attack took place nearby on April 21 last year.