Two Hong Kong men jailed for seditious acts under new security law
A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the city’s first sedition cases under a new national security laws.
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the Chinese territory’s first sedition cases under a new national security law, one for wearing a shirt with a protest slogan and another for writing similar messages on bus seats.
Chief Magistrate Victor So initially sentenced Chu Kai-pong, 27, to 14 months’ jail under tougher sentencing laws created by the city’s legislature in March.
“If the law does not intervene early and allows individual sedition to occur, it will eventually lead to chaos in the society again,” So said in a written judgment.
Chu pleaded guilty to having seditiously worn a T-shirt with the protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times.”
The slogan was chanted on the streets during the months of pro-democracy demonstrations that rocked Hong Kong in 2019.
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