Hong Kong gov’t may seek longer jail terms in bomb plot case after sentences ranging from almost 6 to almost 24 years

[HKFP] - 11/15/2024

Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) may seek longer sentences in a bomb plot case which was the first to be brought in the city under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, a government spokesperson said, after the “mastermind” was sentenced to almost 24 years. The DoJ will study the reasons (…)



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