Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of “foreign collusion”. This is his second conviction under the national security law.
Wong was accused of collaborating with another activist to encourage foreign governments to implement sanctions and other hostile measures against China. The court described his actions as “grave in nature”.
The judge stated that Wong had sought foreign interference before the national security law was introduced and continued to promote calls for sanctions after its enactment. Wong’s role was to garner international attention for exiled activists.
This new sentence will be served concurrently with the remainder of a previous prison term for conspiracy to commit subversion. Wong has been in detention for nearly six years and was previously serving a sentence of four years and eight months.
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Source: theguardian.com
