Hong Kong man jailed for 9 years in first national security case
By James Pomfret and Sara Cheng
Reuters
HONG KONG (Reuters) -The first person convicted under Hong Kong s national security law was jailed for nine years on Friday for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said, in a watershed ruling with long-term implications for the city s judicial landscape.
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into three riot police last year while carrying a flag with the protest slogan Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our times.
Tong s lawyer, Clive Grossman, told reporters outside the court the defence would appeal both the verdict and the sentence. He made no further comment.
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