Martin Lee Chu-ming

Political Prisoner

Martin Lee Chu-ming 李柱銘

Age at Arrest: 81

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 Hong Kong democracy movement. Lee served as a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 1985 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2008, and as Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1980 to 1983. In 1985, Lee 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.

Lee was arrested on 18 April 2020 for organising and participating in an unlawful assembly in August 2019. (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)