A Hong Kong court on Feb. 24 sentenced the father of a U.S.-based pro-democracy activist to eight months in prison for a national security offense, in a case that has sparked fresh criticism of the Chinese regime’s transnational repression.
Kwok Yin-sang, 69, was convicted of “attempting to deal with, directly or indirectly, any funds or other financial assets or economic resources” earlier this month under the city’s 2024 security law. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The elder Kwok is the first person to be sentenced under the city’s homegrown security law. Known officially as Hong Kong’s Safeguarding National Security Ordinance—commonly referred to as Article 23—the law is designed to supplement similar legislation imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong in 2020, one that critics say has already ushered the city into an era of authoritarianism….
Father of US-Based Activist Is Sentenced Under National Security Law in Hong Kong
