Former Hong Kong teacher who lost an eye in protests jailed

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong teacher-turned-publisher was jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to unlawful assembly on Monday , more than three years after being shot in the eye by police during a protest.

Yeung was arrested in hospital for"rioting" and released unconditionally after a few months. But nearly three years later, he was rearrested and charged with two counts of"participating in an unlawful assembly".The prosecution said Yeung was"standing among offensive protesters in stand-off with the police" and"helping to move metal barriers to build roadblocks".

Magistrate Yim said the wound to Yeung's eye was"a pity" but declined to discount his sentence as police had given repeated warnings.

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