A Chinese national who attacked a Falun Gong practitioner in Australia’s capital city of Canberra last year has apologised to his victim and been fined $3,000 (US$1,973.59) by the ACT Magistrates Court.
Kang Zhao, 30, was arrested by police after trying to leave the country in December 2022. He pleaded guilty to all charges, including causing actual bodily harm and robbery.
The incident in question occurred in October last year after Kang and two accomplices (including his wife) were caught vandalising a sign attached to a vehicle belonging to Nancy Dong, a Falun Gong practitioner. The sign read: “CCP does not equate to China” and “End the Evil CCP.”…