First people are sentenced under Hong Kong’s tough new security law
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law, including a man who was given 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan.
Hong Kong man sentenced to 14 months in jail for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
Chu Kai-pong is first person to be convicted under Article 23, the China-ruled city’s tough new national security law.
Hong Kong man jailed for 'seditious' T-shirt under national security law
Hong Kong man jailed for 'seditious' T-shirt under national security law - Chu Kai-pong jailed for wearing T-shirt with pro-democracy slogan ‘liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’
Hong Kong Judge Sentences Two Men in Landmark Sedition Cases Under New Security Law
A Hong Kong judge sentenced two men to prison under the national security law for wearing and writing protest slogans. Chu Kai-pong received 14 months for wearing a shirt with the slogan 'Liberate Hong Kong,
Hong Kong Man Jailed for T-Shirt Protest Slogan
Chu pleaded guilty plea to having seditiously worn a T-shirt with the protest slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times". The message - chanted on streets during the months of pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019 - had been deemed capable of inciting secession in a separate national security case.
Hong Kong man jailed for 'seditious' T shirt
Critics feared the law could further erode civil liberties in the city, while Beijing and Hong Kong defended it, saying it was necessary for stability. Chu Kai-pong, 27, was arrested at a subway station in June wearing a T-shirt sporting the phrase "Liberate Hong Kong,
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 14 months in jail on Thursday for wearing a T-shirt with protest slogans found to be "seditious" under the city's new national security law.
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 14 months in jail on Thursday for wearing a T-shirt with protest slogans found to be "seditious" under the city's new national security law. Chief magistrate Victor So said in a statement that the 14-month sentence reflected the "seriousness" of the sedition charge,
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