A Hong Kong judge has sentenced a former editor of Stand News, the now-closed pro-democracy news outlet, to 21 months in prison in a landmark case amid a security crackdown in the China-ruled city.
Former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, 55, was sentenced on Thursday alongside his colleague, former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam, 36, who was given an 11 month sentence because of poor health. Lam was freed, however, because of the time had spent in custody on remand.
