Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to “foreign collusion”, his second conviction under a national security law that critics say has been used to silence political opposition in the city. Wong, who rose to…
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was handed a 10-year prison sentence on Thursday for his second conviction under the city's national security law, which critics claim is being used to suppress political dissent. Wong, 30, pleaded guilty to "foreign collusion" in September, acknowledging his role in urging foreign powers to impose sanctions against China.
His actions were described by High Court Judge William Tam as "grave in nature". The judge noted that Wong had traveled to the US to seek foreign interference ahead of the 2020 introduction of the national security law and continued to share posts on social media by detained activist Nathan Law calling for sanctions. Wong's sentence will run concurrently with his existing four-year and eight-month term for conspiracy to commit subversion, which he is already serving.
Wong, who gained global recognition during the 2014 Umbrella protests, has spent nearly six years in detention and was due to be released in January 2027.
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