The trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged under a national security law imposed by Beijing began on Monday with security tight for a case that some observers say will be a test of the city's judicial independence
Prosecutors have described the primary election - held to select the strongest candidates to contest an election for the city's assembly, the Legislative Council , as a "vicious plot" to subvert the city government and to wreak "mutual destruction" on it by taking control of the city parliament.
All who pleaded guilty, including former law professor Benny Tai and prominent activist Joshua Wong, will be sentenced after the trial. Beijing imposed a national security law on the city in 2020 after months of at times violent pro-democracy protests.
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