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HK Protester Sentenced to 9 Years in First National Security Law Case

Trial was conducted without a jury

HK Protester Sentenced to 9 Years in First National Security Law Case
Tong Ying-kit arrives at a court in a police van in Hong Kong, on July 6, 2020. AP Photo/Vincent Yu,File
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7/30/2021|Updated: 7/30/2021

HONG KONG—A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely-watched first case under Hong Kong’s national security law as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightens control over the territory.

Tong Ying-kit, 24, was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers at a rally on July 1, 2020. He carried a flag bearing the banned slogan, “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times.”

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