Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more years
A Hong Kong court on Thursday, 4 Nov, sentenced activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison for colluding with foreign forces under the national security law. High Court Judge William Tam delivered the sentence in a packed courtroom. Wong pleaded guilty in September to conspiring with Nathan Law and others to seek foreign sanctions against the city. The term is added to a four-year, eight-month sentence he is already serving in a separate case. Judge Tam said he had weighed a 13-year starting point but reduced it because of the guilty plea.
Key facts
- The judge ruled the two sentences may run concurrently, leaving about two months on the earlier term.
- The court called Wong and Nathan Law two ring-leaders or masterminds of the conspiracy.
- Wong is 30 and has said he never called for Hong Kong independence or regime change in China.
- The new sentence means Wong will not be released until the end of 2036.
- In February, media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 20 years on collusion and sedition charges.
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Why it matters
The sentence extends the prison term of a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figure under the national security law.
What changed
First published from Hindustan Times, ABC News (US), CNA, NRK and South China Morning Post