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Joshua Wong Charged Again Under Beijing-Imposed Security Law

Human rights groups view the new collusion charge as a tactic to prolong his incarceration following a court’s decision to defer his case until August.

FILE - Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong stands outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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HONG KONG - OCTOBER 19: Student leader Joshua Wong speaks at a pro-democracy protest site outside the central government offices on October 19, 2014 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying will resume talks on Tuesday between protest groups and government officials. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Joshua Wong (C), pictured here in 2020, became a household name during student-led protests over a decade ago

Overview

  • Hong Kong authorities charged Wong with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces by soliciting sanctions and blockades against the territory and mainland under the national security law.
  • Wong, who is serving a four-year-eight-month term for an unofficial primary subversion case, waived bail and had his hearing adjourned to August 8 before being returned to custody.
  • The fresh offence carries a potential life sentence under the Beijing-imposed law enacted in 2020.
  • Rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemned the charge as arbitrary and aimed at extending Wong’s imprisonment.
  • Prosecutors allege that Wong and exiled activist Nathan Law conspired between July and November 2020 to seek foreign intervention against Hong Kong and China.