Martin Lee Chu Ming

Political Prisoner

Martin Lee Chu-ming 李柱銘 (83)

Founding Chairman, Democratic Party
Barrister

* Handed 11 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months.

Martin Lee is the founding Chairman of the Democratic Party, known as the “father” of the democracy movement. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2008, and as Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1980 to 1983. In 1985, he joined the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee to assist in the drafting of Hong Kong's Basic Law, the city's de facto constitution post-handover. (Photo: The Guardian)

Charge, incident & sentence:

• Charge: Organising and participating in an unauthorised assembly

  Incident: Causeway Bay March on 18 August 2019

  Sentencing: 11 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months (HKFP)