OriginalSourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished04:51 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished04:51 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Joshua Wong jailed for another 10 years”
“Activist handed a harsh new sentence just weeks before he was due to be released from prison on another charge”
Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in Hong Kong prison
Key points
- Hong Kong court sentenced Joshua Wong to 10 years for collusion with foreign entities.
- Offences occurred between July 1 and November 23, 2020 under the national security law.
- Wong had already spent almost six years in prison and faced release in January.
- Judge said punishment fits gravity and expresses abhorrence of colluding with foreign forces.
- Wong pleads guilty; supporters and rights groups condemned the sentence as unjust.
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