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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kanis Leung

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law for second time

Hong Kong National Security Law - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that critics say has crushed Hong Kong's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

The prosecution was the second time Wong has been charged under the sweeping national security law. He was already convicted in a separate subversion case linked to an unofficial primary election and is serving a sentence of four years and eight months.

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