Hong Kong Teen Convicted of Sedition for Graffiti in Commercial Toilet
A 19-year-old man in Hong Kong has been convicted of sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet, violating the city’s domestic national security law.
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Hongkonger, 19, guilty of posting seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet
A 19-year-old in Hong Kong has been convicted of sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet, violating the city’s domestic national security law. West Kowloon Court on Wednesday rejected a defence psychiatrist’s opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented Leung Kai-lok from understanding the offensive words he used against the government and police. Leung, 19, stood trial earlier this year before a magistrate hand-picked by the city leader to oversee...
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A Hong Kong court has convicted an 18-year-old man of sedition after he scrawled “seditious words in a commercial building bathroom on three occasions. Leung Kai-lok was caught during a national security police stakeout. Magistrate Victor So handed down judgement on Wednesday morning at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, Sing Tao Daily reported. The magistrate did […]
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