Head of Hong Kong journalists' group sentenced to jail for obstructing police
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2023-09-26 01:31
Head of Hong Kong journalists' group sentenced to jail for obstructing police
FILE PHOTO: Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), reports to police over his charge of obstructing police, in Hong Kong, China September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG — The head of Hong Kong's leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday to five days jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the financial hub. Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was detained and handcuffed by two plainclothes officers while covering a story after he failed to hand over his personal identity card.

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