Macau jails pro-democracy campaigner in city's first national security case
Summary
Macau sentenced former lawmaker and pro-democracy campaigner Au Kam San to 12 years and six months in prison in the city’s first national security case. A court convicted him of four of seven charges after a closed-door trial; Au’s wife called the case groundless and asked authorities to allow family visits and letters.Key Facts
- Au Kam San is 69 and served as a Macau lawmaker for 20 years after his election in 2001.
- Authorities arrested Au in July 2025 and charged him with seven offences related to subversion, contact with foreign organisations, and breach of confidentiality.
- A judge ordered a closed-door trial, which ended in September after three days.
- Macau’s national security law took effect in 2009 and was revised in 2023 and 2026.
- Prosecutors accused Au of working with external hostile organisations and sharing information they described as subversive.
- Au co-organised annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- His wife, Virginia Cheang, said she hoped the family would be allowed to write to and visit him in prison.
- Hong Kong sentenced pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison the day before Au’s sentence.
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