Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second Hong Kong national security case
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China. Prosecutors accuse Wong, 29, of working with exiled activist Nathan Law to urge foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades or other hostile measures against China; the charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong’s prominent pro-democracy activists, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China.
Prosecutors accuse Wong, 29, of working with exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to urge foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades or other hostile measures against China.
The national security charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
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