Hong Kong court rejects appeal by head of dissolved party over secession charge

Hong Kong court blocks activist jailed under nat. sec law from appealing for lighter sentence

A Hong Kong court has blocked an independence activist jailed under the national security law from appealing for a shorter sentence.The High Court. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.The High Court’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied Joseph John, also known as Wong Kin-chung, permission to challenge his five-year jail term.The activist was the leader of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Independence Party, which was based and registered in the UK until its dis…

Hong Kong court rejects appeal by head of dissolved party over secession charge

Judges rule minimum sentences apply to all conspiracy offences under national security law even when penalty not explicitly provided.