The two are the first journalists to be found guilty of sedition since Britain returned Hong Kong to China in 1997. Both defendants pleaded not guilty, with Chung denying the newspaper was politically motivated. Lam declined to testify and did not appear in court to hear the verdict due to health issues.
lørdag 28. september 2024
Hong Kong sentences 2 journalists to prison for sedition
A Hong Kong court sentenced two former news editors to prison on Thursday for conspiracy to publish seditous material. Chung Pui-kuen, former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Stand News, was sentenced to 21 months. Judge Kwok Wai-kin considered an initial 14-month sentence for former acting-editor-in-chief, Patrick Lam, but reduced it by three months because he has a serious illness, allowing him to be released immediately, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported
The two are the first journalists to be found guilty of sedition since Britain returned Hong Kong to China in 1997. Both defendants pleaded not guilty, with Chung denying the newspaper was politically motivated. Lam declined to testify and did not appear in court to hear the verdict due to health issues.
The two are the first journalists to be found guilty of sedition since Britain returned Hong Kong to China in 1997. Both defendants pleaded not guilty, with Chung denying the newspaper was politically motivated. Lam declined to testify and did not appear in court to hear the verdict due to health issues.
