Kurt Leung, 38, was sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to the alleged crime.
Hong Kong’s authorities have revived a colonial-era sedition offence to jail dozens of residents, which critics have decried as political suppression.
Finance company worker Kurt Leung, 38, was sentenced to four months in prison after he pleaded guilty to “importing seditious publications” – the first known conviction of its kind in recent years. “If seditious thoughts were to take root in the younger generation, those thoughts may grow and the effect may spread across generations,” So said.Defence lawyer Anson Wong told the court today there was no evidence that the books were distributed or that Leung had seditious intent.
The crime of importing seditious publication carries a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment for first-time offenders.
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