“Report to police headquarters to assist investigations.” That’s what Hong Kong police told some prominent democracy protesters over the phone earlier this week.
So far, 32 key protest leaders have been charged with “inciting an illegal assembly,” and will have to turn themselves in to the police by the end of next week.
In total, about 1,500 people could be prosecuted for participating in pro-democracy demonstrations in 2014, according to Hong Kong media.
The organizers of the democracy protests face a maximum of 5 years imprisonment if found guilty of illegal assembly
