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Lee Yue-shun (Chinese: 李予信) is a Hong Kong social worker and former District Councillor. Formerly a member of the pro-democracy Civic Party , Lee was arrested and charged in 2021 for subversion along with other Hong Kong 47 defendants.
Lee Yue-shun speaks to media after being acquitted on national security charges in Hong Kong, China, on May 30, 2024. - Jessie Yeung/CNN
The three judges handpicked by the government to hear the case acquitted two of the defendants, former district councilors Lawrence Lau and Lee Yue-shun, making them the first national security ...
The two defendants acquitted were former district councilors Lee Yue-shun and Lawrence Lau. But the prosecution said it intends to appeal against the acquittals.
The Hong Kong 47 is a group of 47 pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the Hong Kong national security law. [1]On 6 January 2021, 53 activists, former legislators, social workers and academics were arrested by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force under the national security law over their organisation and ...
At the same time, four Civic Party defendants Alvin Yeung, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Lee Yue-shun announced their resignations from the party, with Yeung resigning from the party. Barrister Alan Leong , chairman of the party, terminated his legal representation of the four. [ 15 ]
Two members of “Hong Kong 47” were acquitted earlier this year. Laurence Lau, a barrister and former district councillor, and Lee Yue-shun, another former district councillor, were cleared of ...
After remanded for around two weeks, he was released on court bail. Lau pleaded not guilty to the charge, and defended himself in court. On 30 May 2024, Lau was one of two defendants who were acquitted, the other being Lee Yue-shun, because the court found that he had not mentioned an intention to veto the budget or subvert state power. [8]