US EditionFather of US-based pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok becomes first to be convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law
- Kwok Yin-sang, the father of U.S.-based activist Anna Kwok, was convicted under Hong Kong's national security law for attempting to access her insurance funds, marking the first conviction of a relative of a wanted activist abroad under this law.
- Amnesty International spokesperson Joey Siu stated that this conviction represents a disturbing escalation and a politically motivated attack on freedom of expression.
- Kwok Yin-sang, 69, was found guilty of trying to access insurance funds belonging to Anna Kwok, who is targeted by authorities due to her pro-democracy activism.
- The Hong Kong government continues to face criticism for using national security laws to intimidate activists, undermining their freedoms since the law's enactment in 2020.
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Hong Kong activist's father convicted under national security law over insurance policy
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court convicted the father of a wanted activist on Wednesday (Feb 11) for handling money belonging to his daughter overseas, the first such verdict issued under the city's national security law.Authorities in the Chinese finance hub have vowed to pursue overseas "fugitives" accused of e
The father of a US-based Hong Kong activist is convicted under national security law
A Hong Kong court has convicted the father of a U.S.-based activist for attempting to deal with his daughter's financial assets in the city. This is the first case of its kind under a 2024, homegrown national security law. Kwok…
Hong Kong Convicts a Political Exile’s Father, a First for the City
For years, the authorities in Hong Kong have pursued Anna Kwok, a political activist, across oceans, placing a bounty on her and branding her an “absconder” from her home. With the activist out of reach in Washington, they turned to a target they can still touch: her father. On Thursday, a Hong Kong court convicted Kwok Yin-sang, her father, of a national security crime, in what rights groups have said is an escalation of the city’s campaign to …
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