A Hong Kong court has upheld the conviction of a journalist who investigated the police response to a 2019 mob attack on pro-democracy protesters, a decision likely to fan concerns about press freedom.
Judge Alex Lee ruled Bao Choy’s reason for searching an official car ownership database was “too far-fetched and unreasonable” in the High Court on Monday. He upheld the previous ruling that journalism was no defense for searching such a directory under false pretenses.
