Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
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Summary
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to foreign collusion under the national security law. The judge said Wong helped draw foreign attention to calls for sanctions against China, and ordered the new sentence to run concurrently with the remainder of his existing prison term.Key Facts
- Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion in September.
- Authorities accused Wong of working with exiled activist Nathan Law to urge foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades or other hostile measures against China.
- Judge William Tam described Wong’s actions as grave and said Wong continued sharing Law’s calls for sanctions after the national security law took effect in 2020.
- Wong’s 10-year sentence will run concurrently with the remaining term of his earlier national security sentence.
- Wong is serving a four-year-and-eight-month sentence imposed in November 2024 for conspiracy to commit subversion over his role in an unofficial primary election.
- Wong rose to prominence during Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations and became a prominent figure again during the 2019 protests.
- Beijing introduced Hong Kong’s national security law in 2020, saying it was needed to restore stability; critics say it has been used to target political opposition and independent groups.
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