Hong Kong to sentence activist on Thursday
Hong Kong, CHINA—A Hong Kong court will sentence prodemocracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday, according to the judiciary’s website, in a second national security trial that could see him jailed for life.
Wong, who is already serving a nearly five-year jail term for subversion and was due for release in early 2027, pleaded guilty to the collusion charges in September.
The 30-year-old former student leader is one of the most recognizable faces of the Chinese city’s now-quashed democracy movement.
He was charged last year under a national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing, in a move condemned by rights groups.
The Hong Kong judiciary website showed on Tuesday that a sentencing hearing was scheduled for Nov. 5.
Wong sprang to prominence during widespread protests more than a decade ago, and was later involved in the huge prodemocracy rallies in 2019 that triggered the imposition of the national security law.
Prosecutors said Wong, self-exiled activist Nathan Law, and others asked foreign entities to seriously disrupt the formulation and implementation of laws or policies in Hong Kong and China.
