Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to national security conspiracy charge
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China in his second national security case.
Prosecutors accused Wong of working with exiled activist Nathan Law and continuing to call for foreign sanctions after Hong Kong’s national security law took effect. Wong is already imprisoned following a separate subversion conviction.
Wong is awaiting sentencing. The Guardian reported that the charge can carry three to 10 years in prison, or as much as life if the offense is deemed grave.
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- ABC News — Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security ↗
- The Guardian — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case ↗
- Al Jazeera English — Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion ↗