Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong released from prison: AFP
Published Mon, Jun 17, 2019 · 02:47 AM
[HONG KONG] Joshua Wong, the student leader who became the face of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement" democracy protests in 2014, was released from prison on Monday, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
Wong, clutching a small box of belongings and dressed in a white shirt, walked free from Lai Chi Kok Correctional Institute and was swiftly mobbed by media and supporters.
AFP
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