Hong Kong court sentences two editors to jail in landmark sedition case

Patrick Lam, former acting chief editor of the Stand News, arrives at the District Court in Hong Kong

Patrick Lam, former acting chief editor of the Stand News, arrives at the District Court in a landmark sedition trial against two former editors of now-shuttered online media Stand News, in Hong Kong, China, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Source: REUTERS

A Hong Kong judge on Thursday sentenced to jail two former editors who had been earlier found guilty of sedition in a landmark case that sparked an international outcry.

One of the editors, Patrick Lam, was immediately released on health grounds.

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By Reuters

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