45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are sentenced to jail in city’s biggest national security trial

Hong Kong 47: Democracy leaders sentenced to lengthy jail terms in largest national security trial as Beijing tightens grip

Dozens sentenced for up to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong national security case

Guardian

Activists, professors, legislators: who are the Hong Kong 47?

Independent

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists after largest national security trial

Time

Hong Kong Jails Dozens of Activists in Landmark National Security Case

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy leaders to prison terms ranging from four years and two months to 10 years under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020.

The defendants, including former lawmakers and academics, were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion for organizing an unofficial primary election that drew 610K voters in July 2020.

Legal scholar Benny Tai received the longest sentence of 10 years, while prominent activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to four years and eight months for their roles in the primary election scheme.

The New York Times

Prosecutors had accused the defendants of conspiring to paralyze the government. However, the activists' attorneys claimed that the call for election was just an exercise of democracy.

Al Jazeera

The judges ruled that the defendants' plan to win a legislative majority and repeatedly veto the government's budget would have created a constitutional crisis.

BBC News

Of the original 47 defendants, 31 pleaded guilty, 14 were convicted after contesting the charges, and two were acquitted in the largest single prosecution under the security law.

Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists for Subversion

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