How a primary election led to activists being arrested in Hong Kong's biggest national security case – Winnipeg Free Press
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In 2021, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged under the Beijing-imposed national security law for their involvement in an unofficial primary election. The first verdicts are due this week.
The 47 demonstrators were arrested under sweeping national security laws.
Judge says verdict is ‘tentatively’ three or four months away after 10 months of hearings
The activists’ subversion trial is the biggest prosecution yet under the national security law. They may face up to life in prison if convicted