National security law: dangerous driving charge added to Hong Kong case against man who drove motorcycle into police

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National security law: dangerous driving charge added to Hong Kong case against man who drove motorcycle into police

The first person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law can be found guilty of dangerous driving even if prosecutors fail to prove he committed a terrorist act by driving a motorcycle into a group of police officers at a 2020 protest, the city’s High Court has ruled.Three judges appointed by Hong Kong’s leader to hear security law proceedings on Monday granted prosecutors’ request to press a third count of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm against Tong Ying-kit, just two…
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