The Hong Kong police arrested twelve protesters during the anti-extradition movement in 2019. During their bail, they tried to abscond by trying to flee to Taiwan on a speedboat, but they were caught and arrested by the Chinese Coast Guard and taken to mainland China for trial.
Nine of the 12 who had served their sentences in Mainland China were charged on their return to Hong Kong with “Perverting the Course of Justice.”
In the court hearings on July 15, Judge Wong commented that the case was serious because it was contempt [of court] and a challenge to the judicial system in Hong Kong. However, because the defendants had already served a sentence in mainland China, sentencing was based on the following: 15 months being the starting point for sentencing, with one-third of the sentence deducted for the guilty plea, each of the seven defendants was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment….