• 2 months ago
A Hong Kong court has handed down sentences to two former editors of the pro-democracy media outlet Stand News who were found guilty of sedition last month. Chung Pui-kuen was given a one-year and nine month sentence, while Patrick Lam was given a reduced sentence and released on health grounds, having already served 14 months in jail.
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00:00A court in Hong Kong has sentenced two former editors of the pro-democracy media outlet
00:06Stand News.
00:07The court found Cheng Pui-kun and Patrick Lam guilty of sedition last month.
00:13The judge has now sentenced Cheng to one year and nine months in prison.
00:17Lam was handed a reduced sentence and released on health grounds as he has already served
00:2314 months in jail.
00:25Press groups say the sentencing is the latest attack on journalism in Hong Kong, a territory
00:30with dwindling press freedoms.

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