Lee Yue Shun
Political Prisoner
Lee Yue-shun 李予信 (31)
Former member, Civic Party
*Currently on bail.
Shun Lee Yue-shun was elected to the District Council in 2019, serving the Kam Ping constituency of the Eastern District. Lee was arrested in January 2021 under the National Security Law for participating in the “35+” democratic primaries in July 2020. Lee’s bail application was granted. Judge Toh of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal “cited arguments by Shun Lee’s defence counsel, who said Lee has no local or international profile, only got about two percent of the votes in the Primaries, and belonged to the more moderate group of young persons propelled by events to try to get into Legco.” (Photo: RTHK)
Charge, incident & sentence:
Charge: Conspiracy to commit subversion under National Security Law
Incident: Organising and participating in unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020
Trials: 19/11/2024