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Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison In First Ruling Under New Hong Kong ‘National Security Law’

Charlotte Pence Bond
Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison In First Ruling Under New Hong Kong ‘National Security Law’
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A man in Hong Kong was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday in the first ruling under Hong Kong’s new national security law. 

During protests last year, Tong Ying-kit, a 24-year-old man, drove a motorcycle into a group of police officers while he was holding a flag with the message, “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times.” 

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