Hong Kong court jails veteran activist for plan to protest Beijing Olympics
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A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced a veteran activist to nine months in jail under a colonial-era sedition law for planning to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year.
Koo Sze-yiu, 75, had planned to carry a homemade wooden coffin to China's Liaison Office in the city on the opening day of the Games on February 4, but national security police raided his apartment and arrested him that day before any protest could take place.
Koo had denied a charge of "attempting or preparing to commit an act or acts with seditious intention," public broadcaster RTHK reported.
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