Hongkongaktivist straffas med ytterligare tio år

 

TT-AP 

 

Published 04:17 | Updated 04:25

 

Many people gathered outside the court on Thursday. Photo: Chan Long Hei/AP/TT

Activist Joshua Wong, a prominent figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, has been sentenced to an additional ten years in prison, the court announced on Thursday.

Wong was convicted of colluding with foreign forces. He is already serving a multi-year prison sentence for subversion and was due to be released next year.

According to the charges, he urged foreign countries, individuals, or institutions in 2020 to “impose sanctions or blockades” against Hong Kong and China. He pleaded guilty in September of this year—a move that, according to the AP, often results in a more lenient sentence.

The case has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations, which argue that it is intended to keep Wong behind bars for as long as possible.