Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more years in jail for foreign collusion

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more years in jail for foreign collusion

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison for colluding with foreign powers under Beijing’s national security law. He pleaded guilty to seeking foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China and has already spent nearly six years in prison.

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in prison on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers, a court summary said. Wong, 30, pleaded guilty in September to seeking foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China under Beijing’s national security law, having spent nearly six years imprisoned.

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