Former Hong Kong lawmaker jailed for 4 months for exposing ICAC investigation into police commander


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Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting has been jailed for four months for exposing a corruption investigation into a police commander on duty when a mob attacked protesters and commuters at Yuen Long MTR station on July 21, 2019.

The 44-year-old Democratic Party member was found guilty on Wednesday of three counts of disclosing the identity of people under investigation, for revealing an inquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) into Superintendent Yau Nai-keung following the violent attack.

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