Hong Kong: Nine activists may bag jail term for public nuisance

Nine pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been found guilty of public nuisance charges for their role in a civil disobedience movement that called for free elections in the city.

Among them are three prominent activists, seen as figureheads of Hong Kong’s Pro-democracy movement.

They could be jailed for up to seven years for their part in the umbrella movement protests of 2014.

Thousands marched demanding the right for Hong Kong to choose its own leader.

It is not yet clear when the group will be sentenced.