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Ground News - Hong Kong activist jailed for sedition in first case since 1997 handover

Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi jailed for 40 months for sedition. It is the city's first sedition trial since its handover from British to Chinese rule. Judge Stanley Chan said he could not ignore the "social-political reality" of Hong Kong. Tam was also fined HK$5,000 ($638)
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Hong Kong DJ Tam Tak-chi sentenced on sedition charges

A Hong Kong radio DJ yesterday was jailed for 40 months for “seditious speech” under a law that authorities have embraced as China flattens dissent in the territory. Tam Tak-chi (譚得志), 49, is among a growing number of democracy advocates charged with sedition, a previously little-used law that prosecutors have dusted off in the wake of massive protests in 2019. Tam’s sentencing was aggravated because his seditious speech continued after China imposed a National Security Law on Hong K...
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