Hong Kong top court affirms mandatory sentences under security law

Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday issued a landmark ruling affirming mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of national security crimes, potentially affecting dozens of pro-democracy figures standing trial or appealing jail terms. The national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 after months of democracy protests sets out minimum jail terms for […]

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