4 former Hong Kong lawmakers freed after years in prison under a Beijing-imposed security law
- Four former Hong Kong lawmakers gained release from prison on Tuesday.
- Authorities convicted them under a Beijing-imposed security law for roles in a 2020 primary.
- They were among 47 activists arrested in 2021 charged with conspiracy to commit subversion.
- The 2020 unofficial primary election drew 610,000 voters.
- Their release follows over four years of imprisonment and separation from families.
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Fan Guowei, Mao Mengjing, Tan Wenhao, Kwok Ka-ki were released from prison after serving their sentences. They were deprived of their freedom for 1520 days and were not given a sentence reduction for good behavior.
In the "47-person primary election case", four defendants who pleaded guilty, namely, Fan Guowei, Mao Mengjing, Tan Wenhao, and Kwok Ka-ki, were sentenced to four years and two months in prison. They completed their sentences on Tuesday (29th). The seven-passenger car drove into the prison beforehand and left in the early morning. The curtains on the rear seats of each car were drawn, making it impossible to see the people inside the car from th…
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