Hong Kong’s Supreme Court appointed the first punishment for violation of the National Security Act. Reports about it Reuters.
24-year-old former waiter Tonga in China gave nine years of imprisonment for terrorism and appeals for separatism. In-Keith did not recognize his guilt. The lawyer of Hong Kongz said that the defense will appeal both the accusation and the sentence itself.
in Reuters clarify that in-whales refused to be released on bail and in the court of jurors. The last decision was motivated by the fear of personal security of the assessors. In the Asia-Pacific Department, Amnesty International criticized the court’s decision, calling the National Security Act “Tool for Terror”.
July 27, in China was found guilty of terrorism for drove on a motorcycle to a police patrol during mass protests in 2020. The protesters demanded to cancel the new law on national security. Also, he was impressed by the incitement for separatism for the flag with the inscription “Free Hong Kong, the revolution of our time”, which he kept in his hands during the incident. On these two charges, a young man threatened a life imprisonment.
The National Security Act has become the answer to the Chinese authorities to protests against the earlier act on the extradition of criminals for the continental part of the country in Hong Kong in 2019. In 2020, during the discussion of the new law, the Hong Kongs reached new mass protests. They were supported by the West countries, stating that China violates the autonomy of Hong Kong and human rights.