The first person charged and convicted under Hong Kong's national security law was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, setting a likely precedent for how future cases will be tried.
Tong Ying-kit, 24, received a six-and-a-half-year prison term for the charge of incitement to secession for carrying a large black banner emblazoned with the popular anti-government protest slogan,"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times." He was also given eight years for committing terrorist activities, for crashing his motorcycle into a group of police officers last year, injuring three. Of these, 2.5 years will run consecutively, resulting in a total term of nine years.
On Tuesday, the judges made clear the slogan was"intended to communicate secessionist meaning" and was"capable of inciting others to commit secession," potentially laying the groundwork for future convictions related to the former mass protest movement.A test caseAs the first trial under the new legislation, Tong's case has been widely viewed as a litmus test for how the law will be implemented in court in the coming months.
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