HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to a national security charge.
High Court Judge William Tam ruled that the offense was grave under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, RTHK reported. Wong pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign countries or external groups to endanger national security.
The judge started with a 13-year term and reduced it by three years for Wong’s plea and other mitigating factors. The resulting 10-year sentence is the statutory minimum for an offense classified as grave, according to RTHK.
The court said Wong and associates, including self-exiled activist Nathan Law, continued to seek foreign sanctions, blockades or other hostile measures against China, Hong Kong and their officials after the security law took effect.
Two months and two days of Wong’s new term will run at the same time as a sentence he is already serving in a separate subversion case, RTHK reported.
Virginia Times could not directly access the court’s press summary during its review. Details of the judgment in this report are therefore attributed to RTHK’s account of the proceeding.
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