A computer technician has been sentenced to 6.5 years in jail after being found guilty of seven incitement charges for managing a Telegram channel popular among protesters abetting violence and vandalism during the 2019 social unrest. Ng Man-ho, 26, was convicted in April of seven counts of conspiracy to incite; riots, public nuisance, arson, criminal damage, manufacturing of explosives, administering of poison, and wounding or striking with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Ng had denied a total of 25 counts, of which 18 were incitement charges alternative to seven others relating to conspiracy to commit incitement. The Telegram channel concerned, SUCK Channel, was launched on August 20, 2019, and only the creator and authorized admins could post, modify or delete messages. It was said that the channel constantly posted updates inciting people to commit violence, including criminal damage and public nuisance.

Source: The Standard May 19, 2022 14:27 UTC