Localist activist Edward Leung admits assaulting police officer during Fishball Revolution

Prominent Hong Kong political activist Edward Leung pleaded guilty today to assaulting a police officer during rioting that erupted in Mong Kong in February 2016, according to reports.

Leung is one of six defendants on trial for a string of offences stemming from the 2016 Lunar New Year riots — labeled the “Fishball Revolution” by some — which were triggered by the authorities’ crackdown on unlicensed street hawkers who had traditionally been tolerated during the holiday period.

The prosecution told the High Court that Leung, a former convenor of pro-independence localist group Hong Kong Indigenous, had kicked a police sergeant who fell to the ground, and hit him with a plastic bucket and a wooden mallet, RTHK reported.

RTHK reported that Leung confessed to the charge related to assaulting an officer, but denied charges of rioting and inciting others to take part in a riot.

A co-defendant, Wong Ka-kui, also pled guilty to a charge of rioting but denied assaulting a police officer, the outlet reported.

Both had their bail revoked and were remanded into custody.

The remaining defendants denied a string of other charges accusing them of taking part in riots and unlawful assemblies, according to SCMP.

Dozens of police officers were injured during the Fishball riots, and more than 60 people were arrested. Several have been convicted over the unrest, including three men last March for rioting and another man in April for setting a taxi on fire.



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