Hong Kong’s first national security law convict among 4 released early, sources say
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia
The first person convicted in Hong Kong under the Beijing-imposed national security law and three others jailed in related high-profile cases have been released early, the South China Morning Post has learned. Sources said Tong Ying-kit, who was sentenced in July 2021 to nine years in prison for inciting secession and engaging in terrorist activities, had been granted early release. The news emerged three years after Tong expressed regret in an official television documentary produced by the...
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