US EditionMacao police arrest former pro-democracy lawmaker for colluding with foreign forces
MACAU, JUL 31 – Au Kam San allegedly provided false information to anti-China groups to disrupt Macau's 2024 election and provoke foreign hostility, police said this is the first arrest under Macau's updated national security law.
- Macao national security police have arrested a former pro-democracy lawmaker for alleged collusion with foreign forces, marking the first case under the national security law.
- The suspect is accused of establishing links with organizations outside the Macau Special Administrative Region that endanger national security.
- Authorities allege that the man provided false information to an anti-China group for exhibitions online and abroad since 2022.
- Macau expanded its national security laws in May 2023 to prevent foreign interference.
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The authorities of the former Portuguese colony arrested Au Kam San, accusing him of collusion with foreign entities within the meaning of Article 13 of the National Security Act wanted by Beijing. According to the police, the former deputy would have provided false and seditious information to anti-Chinese groups since 2022. The arrest took place in a climate of increasing repression: in May 2023 the city expanded the scope of the security laws…
Macau ex-lawmaker arrested in city’s first nat. security law action
A former Macau pro-democracy lawmaker became the first person to be arrested under the city’s national security law, with authorities alleging on Thursday that he had ties to foreign groups endangering China. Au Kam San, a primary school teacher who became one of Macau’s longest-serving pro-democracy legislators, poses for a portrait in Macau on December 12, 2024. Photo: Eduardo Leal/AFP. The Chinese casino hub, which has its own legal system la…
Macau ex-lawmaker arrested in city’s first national security law action
A former Macau pro-democracy lawmaker became the first person to be arrested under the city's national security law, with authorities alleging on Thursday that he had ties to foreign groups endangering China. The Chinese casino hub, which has its own legal system largely based on Portuguese law, enacted national security legislation in 2009 and widened
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