Three members of Hong Kong localist party Demosisto ‘prosecuted for protest at national anthem bill committee meeting in March’
- Party says Department of Justice issues summons to vice-chairman Isaac Cheng and two others for ‘violating executive order’ on March 16
- Trio had stormed the desk of national anthem bill committee chairman Martin Liao during a public hearing on the proposed law
Three members of Hong Kong’s localist party Demosisto were prosecuted on Thursday for their protest at a meeting of the national anthem bill committee in the legislature half a year ago, the group said.
Demosisto wrote on its Facebook page on Friday night that the Department of Justice had issued summons to party vice-chairman Isaac Cheng Ka-long and two others in accordance with the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance.
“The trio violated the executive order under the ordinance in the legislature meeting room on March 16 this year,” the summons posted by the party read.
The party stated the trio would appear in Eastern Court on October 14.
On March 16, the trio stormed the desk of committee chairman Martin Liao Cheung-kong during a public hearing on the proposed national anthem law.