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Hong Kong activist jailed for 40 months in sedition trial

Pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi holds a yellow umbrella, the symbol of the democracy movement, as he is escorted away by police after confronting government supporters in Hong Kong in April 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and radio DJ Tam Tak-chi has been sentenced to jail for 40 months after being found guilty of seditious speech and other crimes last month.

Tam is the first to be tried for sedition in Hong Kong since its 1997 handover to China, according to local media.

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