Hong Kong court convicts 4 people of rioting over storming of legislature in 2019 protests
A Hong Kong court convicted four people Thursday for rioting over the storming of the city's legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago.
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![Actor Gregory Wong, one of the six defendants who pleaded not guilty to riot in a trial involving protesters who stormed the Legislative Council during the pro-democracy protests in 2019, arrives at the court before verdict in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted four people for rioting over the storming of the city's legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) A man in a green hooded jacket is seen walking, holding hands with a woman wearing sunglasses.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7101362.1706772336!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hong-kong-activists.jpg)
A Hong Kong court convicted four people Thursday for rioting over the storming of the city's legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago.