Hong Kong court to rule on ex-Stand News editor’s appeal bid against sedition conviction in 6 months
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Hong Kong court to rule on ex-Stand News editor’s appeal bid against sedition conviction in 6 months
A Hong Kong appellate court will rule within six months on a bid by a former Stand News editor to overturn his sedition conviction, following intense debate over whether an article published by the now-defunct media outlet stoked hatred against the authorities. Patrick Lam arrives at District Court in Wan Chai on September 26, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Former Stand News acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam has sought to overturn his conviction o…
In August 2024, Lam Siu-tung and former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen were convicted of "conspiracy to publish seditious publications," becoming the first case since Hong Kong's return to China in which senior media officials were convicted of seditious acts. The case involved 17 reports and commentaries, of which the trial judge found 11 to be seditious. Appeal defense lawyer Ma Wai-kwan pointed out that only one of the 11 problematic publicat…
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