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Hong Kong pro-democracy figure Ted Hui sentenced to jail over 2019 protests

Former Hong Kong politician Ted Hui speaks at a rally in Sydney, Australia
Ted Hui speaks at a rally in Sydney, Australia. The former Hong Kong politician has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years’ jail for contempt of court over the 2019 protest movement. Photograph: James Gourley/EPA

A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy figure in exile Ted Hui to three-and-a-half years in jail over charges related to the 2019 protest movement.

The ruling in Hong Kong’s high court on Thursday, reported by local media, is the first time someone has been sentenced in absentia over the protests.

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