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Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to National Security Conspiracy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiring with foreign forces to endanger national security.
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- Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security. · Winnipeg Free Press
- Joshua Wong, a prominent democracy activist from Hong Kong, pleaded guilty to charges of collaborating with foreign powers during a court session in Admiralty on a Wednesday. · B.T.
- Joshua Wong faces up to life in prison for the conspiracy charge and is expected to be sentenced later. · Winnipeg Free Press
- The guilty plea was entered under a Beijing-imposed national security law that critics say has effectively stifled Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. · Winnipeg Free Press
- Wong was already serving a prison term of four years and eight months after entering a guilty plea in a separate national security case linked to an unofficial primary. · Winnipeg Free Press
- Joshua Wong is currently serving a prison sentence for subversion activities related to an unofficial primary election in 2020, which is set to expire next year. · B.T.
- The National Security Law, introduced by China in Hong Kong in 2020, criminalizes discussions on secession or separatism and carries a penalty of life imprisonment. · B.T.
- The prosecution highlighted a media and political campaign orchestrated by the now-dissolved party Demosisto, which advocated for a referendum on Hong Kong's sovereignty. · B.T.
- Hong Kong prosecutors said that Joshua Wong and co-conspirators lobbied for a US law to allow sanctions on Hong Kong and China, using social media campaigns and meetings with US politicians including then-Senator Marco Rubio and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ·
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- Joshua Wong was already serving a four-year, eight-month prison sentence for a previous case when his second conviction was announced. ·
- The second case against Joshua Wong was filed under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, which has been used to suppress Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. ·
- Joshua Wong was arrested on these charges in June 2025, the second time he has faced prosecution under the National Security Law. · The Times Of India
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