Seven members of the “Returning Valiant” group, aged 16 to 26, were charged with “conspiracy to incite subversion of state power” under the Hong Kong national security law (NSL) for organizing street booths and posting on social media. They had all pleaded guilty earlier and it is the very first-time minors under the age of 21 are convicted under the prevailing NSL.
Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said she was shocked by the prison sentence.
