Two years in prison for protesters who egged the police station

A 31-year-old has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after laying eggs at a police station in Hong Kong.

Delivering her sentence Thursday, the judge said that “an egg is not a weapon of mass destruction”, but the drop of such items at a police station provoked “discontent” and increased unrest.

The question of Pun Ho-chiu comes at a time when Chinese territory courts face thousands of cases related to last year's political riots, during which Hong Kong was shaken by increasingly violent anti-government protests for months.

The large number of prosecutions, as well as pressure for harsh sentences, have placed judges in a delicate position, especially after Beijing has strengthened its control over the semi-autonomous country this year.

Meanwhile, judges viewed as too soft or kind to protesters have faced criticism from Chinese state media and pro-Pekin newspapers in Hong Kong.