Portuguese national sentenced to 5 years in Hong Kong prison under security law over ‘demonising China’

Header image : District Court Judge Ernest Lin 

HKFP

A Portuguese national has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to incite secession under the Beijing-imposed national security law, after a judge ruled that he had “demonised China” in social media posts which advocated independence for the city.

District Court Judge Ernest Lin said Joseph John, also known as Wong Kin-chung, had “distorted history” while managing social media accounts for the UK-based Hong Kong Independence Party.

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Portuguese national sentenced to 5 years in Hong Kong prison under security law over ‘demonising China’