Pro-democracy activist sentenced in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong court on Wednesday sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to three months in prison on contempt charges. The prison sentence is Wong’s second over his role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests. The 21-year-old pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a court order to leave a protest camp blocking a main road during the 79-day pro-democracy demonstration. High Court Judge Andrew Chan described Wong’s role in the protests as deep and extensive. “In view of his overall involvement, I am of the view that the only appropriate punishment for Mr. Wong will be one of immediate imprisonment,” he said. Another activist, Raphael Wong, on Wednesday received a sentence of four months and 15 days, while 14 others received suspended sentences. Last year, Wong served two months out of a six-month unlawful assembly sentence before receiving bail. “They can lock up our body, but they can’t lock up our mind,” Wong told reporters ahead of the hearing.