Seoul (AFP) Nov 23, 2023 - A dissident who escaped China on a jet ski was convicted of illegal entry by a South Korean court Thursday but given a suspended jail sentence, his representative said.
A Chinese dissident has been convicted of illegal entry by a South Korean court on Thursday but given a suspended jail sentence. He made a daring escape from China on a jet ski in August due to Beijing's surveillance of his activities and anticipation of further political persecution.
SEOUL (AFP) – A dissident who escaped China on a jet ski was convicted of illegal entry by a South Korean court yesterday but given a suspended jail sentence, his representative said. Kwon Pyong embarked on a more than 300-kilometre journey in August, when he crossed the Yellow Sea on a 1,800cc jet ski from […]