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Joshua Wong Charged With Colluding With Foreign Forces Under National Security Law

He faces a potential life term under the security law on top of the 56-month jail sentence he is currently serving.

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 accused the 28-year-old activist of conspiring with exiled activists from July to November 2020 to seek sanctions or blockades against Hong Kong and China.
  • He was arrested in Stanley by national security police on charges that also include dealing with property linked to proceeds of an indictable offense.
  • At West Kowloon magistrates' courts, Wong did not apply for bail and had his case adjourned to August 8.
  • Wong is already serving a 56-month sentence for a separate subversion conviction tied to an unofficial primary election.
  • Critics and Western governments say the Beijing-imposed law is being used to suppress free speech and dissent, while Chinese and Hong Kong authorities maintain it is necessary to restore stability after the 2019 protests.