Eddie Chu Hoi-dick
Political Prisoner
Eddie Chu Hoi-dick 朱凱廸
Age at Arrest: 43
Founder, Local Action
*Currently in jail.
Eddie Chu Hoi-dick was actively involved in cultural conservation and environmental issues in Hong Kong and founded an activist group called Local Action. Since 2006, he led conservation campaigns to protect historical and rural sites in Hong Kong including the Star Ferry Pier, Choi Yuen Village and North East New Territories New Development Areas.
Chu was a former Hong Kong Legislative Council member from 2016 to 2020, before resigning on 28 September 2020. Chu was arrested in November 2020 along with six other democrats, in connection to disruptive but harmless incidents during Legislative Council meetings. Chu was also arrested for his alleged organisation and participation in an unauthorised march on 1 July in Wanchai the same year.
Chu was one of the 53 pro-democracy politicians who was arrested under the National Security Law in January 2021 for alleged subversion in connection with the unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020. (Photo: Eddie Chu’s Facebook page)
Charges, incidents & sentences:
Charge: Contempt
Incident: Chu threw biofertiliser on the floor of the Legislative Council chamber on 4 June 2020 during a Legislative Council meeting in an attempt to disrupt the passage of the National Anthem Bill
Sentencing: Fine of HK$100,000 (HKFP)
Charge: Knowingly participating in an unauthorised assembly
Incident: June 4th vigil in 2020
Sentencing: 6 months’ imprisonment (The Standard)
Charge: Organising and knowingly participating in an unauthorised assembly
Incident: Protest against the National Security Law on 1 July 2020
Sentencing: 6 months’ imprisonment (SCMP)
Charge: Conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law
Incident: Organising and participating in unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020
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