Hong Kong pro-democracy figure Ted Hui sentenced to jail over 2019 protests
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#6464K)
Former legislator, who fled to Australia last year, said earlier that any sentence would not harm his reputation or lobbying work
A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy figure in exile Ted Hui to three-and-a-half years in jail over charges related to the 2019 protest movement.
The ruling in Hong Kong's high court on Thursday, reported by local media, is the first time someone has been sentenced in absentia over the protests.
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