A Hong Kong court on Feb. 11 convicted the father of a U.S.-based human rights dissident for attempting to handle funds linked to his daughter, sparking international criticism for penalizing family members of pro-democracy advocates living abroad.
Kwok Yin-sang, 69, was found guilty of “attempting to deal with, directly or indirectly, any funds or other financial assets or economic resources” under Hong Kong’s Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, commonly referred to as Article 23. He had pleaded not guilty.
Kwok is the first person to be convicted for this offense since the law came into effect in 2024. The sweeping legislation targets political crimes such as treason, insurrection, and sabotage, building upon similar legislation imposed by Beijing in 2020 in the wake of massive pro-democracy, anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) protests in Hong Kong….
Hong Kong Convicts Father of US-Based Activist Under National Security Law
