Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for 4 days for refusing to give police ID card during protest
- Alexandra Wong, 65, was staging a protest in Tseung Kwan O on January 22 when officers asked for her ID and she refused
- Wong was marking the death of fellow activist Chan Yin-lam, which has become the basis for unsubstantiated rumours of foul play
A veteran Hong Kong opposition activist popularly known by her Cantonese nickname “Wong Po Po” or “Grandma Wong” has been jailed for four days over her refusal to present her identity card to police officers during a protest in January last year.
Alexandra Wong Fung-yiu, 65, was sentenced at Kwun Tong Court on Tuesday after being found guilty of obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duties.
The court heard that Wong was staging a protest at a pedestrian safety island on Tong Ming Street in Tseung Kwan O at about 6.45pm on January 22 last year to mark the death of fellow activist Chan Yin-lam.
Chan’s death has been the subject of wild conspiracy theories and unsubstantiated rumours among many anti-government protesters ever since her naked body was found at sea on September 22, 2019, about three months into the unprecedented social unrest.
Some protesters believe the government and police covered up her death and activists have since marked her death on the 22nd day of every month.
The allegations have been categorically denied and condemned by the government and police. The force has said there was nothing suspicious about the teenager’s death and she had not been arrested at protests.