HONG KONG: A Hong Kong judge on Thursday (Sep 26) jailed a former chief editor of pro-democracy news outlet Stand News for sedition, handing down a 21-month prison term in the landmark case.
HONG KONG : A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed a former chief editor of pro-democracy news outlet Stand News for sedition, handing down a 21-month prison term in the landmark case.
He added that the two defendants, as well as the publication, were"not doing genuine journalistic work". "Stand News had 1.6 million followers and these seditious articles must have caused quite serious damage, even though I couldn't quantify it," Kwok said, adding that prison was the only option.INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM
"Our largest concern is that if has to return to prison, in case anything happens there ... that may put his life in danger," Eu told the court.
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