{
  "id": 18309596,
  "title": "Macau to announce verdict on first national security case involving former lawmaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/macau-to-announce-verdict-on-first-national-security-case-involving",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:24:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/11/05/macau-to-announce-verdict-on-first-national-security-case-involving-former-lawmaker/242122"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After a brief three-day trial, Macau will disclose the verdict on Friday in the first national security case against former lawmaker Au Kam San, authorities announced on Thursday. Au, a pro-democracy advocate in the Chinese gambling city, was arrested in July 2025 on charges of subversion. He became the first individual detained under the newly implemented national security laws, enacted in 2023 by the former Portuguese territory. Au is also the first to face a closed trial under a law introduced this year. The 69-year-old played a role in organizing the city's annual vigils to remember victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. Macau, which returned to Chinese rule in 1999, was among the two regions in China where such public commemorations were permitted. Au faces charges of \"subversion of state power,\" \"building links with external groups and individuals,\" and a third offense of \"breaching confidentiality.\"",
  "summary": "MACAU, Nov 5 — Macau will announce the verdict in its first national security trial on Friday, against former city...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}