A Hong Kong court has sentenced key pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.
Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among the so-called Hong Kong 47 group of activists and lawmakers involved in a plan to pick opposition candidates for local elections. Tai received 10 years while Wong received more than four years.
Most of the group were found guilty of conspiring to attempt subversion, while two were acquitted.
Their trial marked the largest use of the harsh national security law (NSL) which China imposed on Hong Kong shortly after the city’s explosive pro-democracy protests in 2019.
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