Benny Tai among 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to 10 years in landmark national security case

[HKFP] - 11/19/2024

This is a developing story, please refresh for updates… Pro-democracy activist Benny Tai has been jailed for 10 years over organising an unofficial primary election in 2020, as Hong Kong’s High Court delivered sentences in the city’s largest national security case to date. Tai was among 45 (…)



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