HONG KONG: A 27-year-old man faces up to several years in jail for sedition, after pleading guilty on Monday (Sep 16) to wearing a protest T-shirt that prosecutors say flouts Hong Kong's new national security law
A Hong Kong flag is seen on a vessel at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong , China , Aug 30, 2024. HONG KONG : A 27-year-old man faces up to several years in jail for sedition, after pleading guilty on Monday to wearing a protest T-shirt that prosecutors say flouts
One of the slogans on the clothing,"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times", had been found to be"capable of inciting secession" in a separate court case. Convicting Chu following his guilty plea, Chief Magistrate Victor So added that two other offences of failing to produce an ID card and loitering were dropped.Hong Kong enacted a tougher national security law in March, the second legislation of its kind following the one imposed by Beijing in mid-2020 after quashing the protests.
Critics, including Western nations such as the United States, say the new security law would further erode freedom and silence dissent in Hong Kong.
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