Portuguese national sentenced to 5 years in Hong Kong prison under security law over ‘demonising China’

A Portuguese national has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to incite secession under the Beijing-imposed national security law, after a judge ruled that he had “demonised China” in social media posts which advocated independence for the city.District Court Judge Ernest Lin said Joseph John, also known as Wong Kin-chung, had “distorted … Continue reading Portuguese national sentenced to 5 years in Hong Kong prison under security law over ‘demonising China’