A Hong Kong protester who was the first to be charged under a national-security law imposed by Beijing was sentenced to nine years in prison
HONG KONG—The first person convicted under the national-security law imposed by Beijing was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday, in a case closely watched as a bellwether for how strictly Hong Kong judges will enforce the law.
Tong Ying-kit, 24 years old, had been found guilty Tuesday of inciting secession and committing terrorist activities. During street protests on July 1 last year—the anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule and the day after the law took effect—he drove a motorcycle that collided with police officers.
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