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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong set for September sentencing in second national security case
The hearing is set for Sept. 2 and could lead to a prison term of 3 to 10 years, or longer if deemed grave.
- Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong faces sentencing on Sept. 2 in a case brought under a Beijing-imposed national security law; the hearing is expected to take one day.
- Authorities accused Wong of conspiring with activist Nathan Law to solicit foreign sanctions between July 1 and Nov. 23, 2020, with Beijing labeling him an advocate who "begged for interference" by foreign forces.
- In 2024, Wong pleaded guilty in a separate national security case linked to an unofficial primary election and is currently serving a sentence of four years and eight months.
- The offense carries a prison term of three to 10 years, though Wong could face life imprisonment if the court deems the case of a grave nature, marking his second national security charge.
- Hong Kong authorities have offered a reward of $127,600 for information leading to the arrest of Law, who moved to Britain, while London prosecutors recently sentenced individuals for spying on dissidents, including Law.
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Wong, former student leader of the pro-democratic movement, was arrested in June 2025 on suspicion of conspiring to collaborate with foreign forces in order to endanger national security
·Spain
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Hong Kong to sentence activist Joshua Wong in September
HONG KONG, July 7 — Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong — already serving a years-long jail term for subversion — will be sentenced in September in a separate national security case, according to a court website.The 29-year-old Wong, a former student leader, was charged last year under the city’s Beijing-imposed national security law in a move slammed by rights groups.He is already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subve…
·Selangor, Malaysia
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