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Hong Kong: first conviction under new national security law for wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt

Hong Kong: first conviction under new national security law for wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt



Chu Kai-pong faces up to 10 years in prison for wearing a top with the slogan ‘Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’A Hong Kong man has pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city’s new national security law passed in March.Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing acts with seditious intent”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/16/chu-kai-pong-hong-kong-first-conviction-sedition-charge

Author : Reuters

Publish date : 2024-09-16 05:42:02

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