A court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday found a former lawmaker guilty of two counts of assaulting a police officer after a demonstration in July 2019.
Au Nok-hin, then a member of the HKSAR Legislative Council, was convicted by Kowloon City Magistrates' Court of attacking a police constable and a police superintendent with a loudspeaker in the small hours on July 8, 2019 in Yau Ma Tei area of Kowloon.
Prosecutors said during a stand-off between protesters and police in Yau Ma Tei, Au attacked a constable by hitting his shield with a loudspeaker, and then yelled at a superintendent through the loudspeaker, causing discomfort in the latter's ear.
The judge adjourned the case until sentencing on April 24 and granted the defendant bail, pending a community service order report.
The judge emphasized that a sentencing to imprisonment is still an option.
