Ex-lawmaker Wong Yuk-man’s assault conviction for hurling glass at former Hong Kong leader CY Leung is overturned
Supporters of veteran politician Wong throw fists in the air, cheer and curse former chief executive upon hearing the acquittal at the High Court
A former lawmaker jailed for hurling a glass at then Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying had the assault conviction quashed on Thursday and was awarded compensation for the cost of his appeal.
Mrs Justice Judianna Barnes Wai-ling concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove Wong Yuk-man, 66, had assaulted Leung.
Barnes said she found the former chief executive’s concerns about possible injury “unreasonable and inherently improbable”, since it had taken him more than two minutes to react to the glass.
The high-profile case was the first conviction of a Hong Kong lawmaker for a protest inside the chamber at the city’s legislature.
Supporters of veteran politician Wong threw fists in the air, cheered and cursed Leung upon hearing the acquittal.