Cheers as 11 WTO protesters go free

Cheers as 11 WTO protesters go free

Charges have been dropped against 11 of 14 people arrested as a result of clashes during the World Trade Organization meeting in Wan Chai last month.

Jonathan Cheng and Winnie Chong

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Charges have been dropped against 11 of 14 people arrested as a result of clashes during the World Trade Organization meeting in Wan Chai last month.

Three Koreans accused of attacking police officers still face trial.

Inside a packed courtroom at Kwun Tong Magistracy Wednesday, the three remaining defendants entered defiant pleas of not guilty and later vowed to prove their innocence.

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