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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zen Soo

Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Former Hong Kong lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail for criminal contempt after he skipped bail and fled overseas, missing trial for cases against him.

Hui was facing charges for his role in an anti-government protest in 2019 when he left Hong Kong in December 2020. He provided what have since been deemed “false documents” as part of his application to lift travel restrictions: invitation letters and an itinerary for an official trip to Denmark.

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