A Hong Kong court has found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles, in a case that has drawn international scrutiny amid a security crackdown in the China-ruled city.
A Hong Kong court has found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles.
Strand News was raided in December 2021 and had its assets frozen, forcing the once-leading online media source to close. Mr Chung, who edited or authorised most of the articles that the court found to be seditious, chose to testify in court. He was in the witness box for 36 days. "When speech is assessed as having seditious intent, the relevant actual circumstances must have been taken into consideration, being viewed as causing potential damage to national security, must be stopped," wrote Judge Kwok.
China Strand News Hong Kong Journalists Best Pencil Chung Pui-Kuen Patrick Lam Nathan Law Sunny Cheung Allan Au Chan Pui-Man
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