Former Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Chung-hang on Wednesday started to serve his four-week jail sentence after the High Court rejected his appeal and upheld the conviction for participating in an unlawful assembly.
As a then member of the Legislative Council (LegCo), Leung stormed a LegCo meeting along with four other people in an attempt to take another oath of office on Nov. 2, 2016 after his first oath-taking in October was ruled invalid for insulting the country and advocating "Hong Kong independence" in the process.
During the violent incident, the defendants tussled with security guards and caused injuries to six of the guards.
After they were all given a four-week sentence on June 4, 2018, Leung was bailed and appealed against the conviction.
Chan Ka-shun, judge of the High Court, ruled Wednesday that Leung cannot be exempted from his violent acts even if he truly believed he was authorized to enter the meeting room, and dismissed his claim that the sentence was excessive.
