Hong Kong protests: two jailed over petrol bombs, while third faces prison after being caught carrying weapons in bag
- Li Jinpeng and Ching Wai-ming were arrested in Tin Shui Wai in August in possession of six bombs
- Fashion designer Wong Yuen-yu remanded after incident in Tai Po in October
Two men were jailed by a Hong Kong court on Thursday for possessing six petrol bombs near a protest scene five months ago.
Li Jinpeng, 36, who is unemployed and businessman Ching Wai-ming, 61, were sentenced to 12 months and 14 months in prison at Fanling Court respectively, over one joint count of possessing offensive weapons in a public place.
The pair admitted carrying the petrol bombs outside Villa Sunshine in Tin Shui Wai in the early hours of August 15.
The previous evening, protesters gathered outside Tin Shui Wai Police Station – about 1km from the scene – where they burned incense and shone laser beams at the building before police dispersed the crowd.
Defence counsel David Boyton said the pair had merely held the bombs for a friend, but refused to say why they did so.
He said both his clients “did not think properly” before committing the offence.
