'Dragon Slaying Brigade' mastermind duo jailed for 286 months and 162 months

The two masterminds behind a plot that planned to detonate bombs and use firearms to target police officers during a 2019 protest were sentenced to more than 23 years and 13 years in prison respectively in Hong Kong's first anti-terrorism law trial on Thursday.

Wong Chun-keung, the 26-year-old leader of the radical opposition group "Dragon Slaying Brigade," was jailed for 13 years and 6 months by the High Court over two charges under the anti-terrorism law.

The 28-year-old co-conspirator of the plot Ng Chi-hung, a technician who was accused of being the explosives builder, was sentenced to 23 years and 10 months over a charge of "prohibitions against bombing of prescribed objects." 

The duo had pleaded guilty in February to conspiring to place explosives as well as to kill police officers during the Human Rights Day march on December 8, 2019.

The trial involved five other defendants from the group, who were sentenced from 5 years and 10 months to 12 years.

David Su, who acted as the "gunman" in the plot, was sentenced to 12 years in prison over three charges, including conspiring to murder and possession of arms or ammunition with intent to endanger life.

Lai Chun-pong, a 30-year-old technician who was said to be assisting in the bomb-making, was jailed for 10 years and 10 months for conspiring to cause explosions likely to endanger life or property damage.

Eddie Pang Kwan-ho was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects with two explosive devices.

Chan Yuk-lung was jailed for 9 years over a charge of possession of arms and ammunition without license.

Choi Hoi-ming was jailed for 5 years and 10 months over aids and abet others in making explosive.