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With judgment still pending, here’s what we know about the 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained in Shenzhen

• Shenzhen court will hand down ruling at a later date, and insisted journalists and families attended the hearing, despite Western diplomats being denied entry
• Monday’s hearing was the culmination of a months-long saga that began with the 12 fugitives’ interception by the Chinese coastguard in August as they fled to Taiwan