Macau's First National Security Verdict Sends Pro-Democracy Activist to Prison
A court in Macau sentenced Au Kam San, a pro‑democracy campaigner, to over a decade behind bars, citing subversion and false information ahead of the 2024 elections.
The Macau court handed down its first national‑security conviction, targeting pro‑democracy campaigner and former politician Au Kam San.
He received a term of 12 years and six months – reported as 12.5 years – for “subversion against the political power of the state”.
Al Jazeera says the court found him guilty of spreading false information and subversion in a bid to disrupt Macau’s 2024 elections, a case that references those upcoming polls.
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Original reporting
BBC News
Macau jails pro-democracy campaigner in city's first national security case
Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 years and six months' jail for "subversion against the political power of the state".
Read the original →Al Jazeera
Macao court sentences pro-democracy ex-politician to 12.5 years in jail
Court finds Au Kam-san guilty of spreading false information and subversion in bid to disrupt Macao’s 2024 elections.
Read the original →NPR
Ex-lawmaker gets 12.5 years in Macao's first national security case
Au's arrest last year was the first publicly known prosecution under Macao's national security law since it was enacted in 2009.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- A Macau court sentenced pro-democracy campaigner Au Kam San in the city's first national security case.
- Au Kam San is a pro-democracy campaigner and former politician.
- Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 years and six months in jail, according to BBC News.
- Au Kam San was sentenced to 12.5 years in jail, according to Al Jazeera.
- Au Kam San was sentenced for "subversion against the political power of the state", according to BBC News.
- The court found Au Kam-san guilty of spreading false information and subversion, according to Al Jazeera.
- Al Jazeera reported the court found Au Kam-san guilty in a bid to disrupt Macao's 2024 elections.
- The sentencing took place in Macau.
- The 2024 elections in Macao are referenced in the case, according to Al Jazeera.
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