Hong Kong Activists Sentenced To Years In Largest National Security Trial
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45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges following the largest national security trial since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the city four years ago.
The 45 defendants, including former democracy advocate Benny Tai to 10 years in prison, the longest sentence ever since the China-imposed law, and activist Joshua Wong got four years and eight months.
The trial marked the largest use of the sweeping national security law which China imposed on Hong Kong shortly after the city’s anti-government protests in 2019.
The mass arrests in 2021 effectively silenced the city’s entire political opposition, and most of the accused have been convicted.
The 45 defendants, including former democracy advocate Benny Tai to 10 years in prison, the longest sentence ever since the China-imposed law, and activist Joshua Wong got four years and eight months.
The trial marked the largest use of the sweeping national security law which China imposed on Hong Kong shortly after the city’s anti-government protests in 2019.
The mass arrests in 2021 effectively silenced the city’s entire political opposition, and most of the accused have been convicted.
