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BERLIN: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong told a German newspaper that he was doing well despite being held in solitary confinement and having trouble sleeping due to bright lights after he was under custody this week.
Wong, who on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of organizing and inciting an unauthorized gathering near police headquarters in last year’s anti-government protests, also said he does not expect a fair trial on December 2.
Facing a maximum sentence of three years in prison, Wong told Die Welt daily that he was not allowed to leave his solitary cell or meet other prisoners and that he was prohibited from playing sports.
“Because the light in the cell remains on for 24 hours, it is difficult for me to sleep,” Wong told the newspaper in written responses from prison.
“I have to cover my eyes with protective masks to fall asleep,” he wrote, adding that he does not expect a fair trial and that he feels like a dissident in China.
“I have long lost confidence in this legal system,” he wrote, adding, however, that if he and other activists were convicted, the democratic movement would continue.
“I want to tell the world that the movement in Hong Kong will not stop just because Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam and I are in prison,” he said, adding that he sees China as a threat to world freedom.
“Universities, journalists and companies – they are all bound to meet Chinese standards,” Wong said.
