HONG KONG — High-profile militant Joshua Wong asked for a lesser sentence in court Friday after he earlier pleaded guilty in Hong Kong's biggest national security case.
HONG KONG — High-profile militant Joshua Wong asked for a lesser sentence in court Friday after he earlier pleaded guilty in Hong Kong 's biggest national security case.Wong was among 47 activists indicted in 2021 under a Beijing-imposed national security law with conspiracy to commit subversion for their involvement in an unofficial primary.
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong asks a Hong Kong court for a lesser sentence on July 5, 2024. AP PHOTOWong and 44 others admitted their liability or were convicted by the court.They could be sentenced to life in prison, though those who pleaded guilty have a better chance of receiving shorter sentences.Their mass prosecution dealt a severe blow to the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.Wong waved at the public gallery after he walked into the courtroom.
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