Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong hit with new national security charges

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong stands outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019.

Joshua Wong, a prominent leader of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement set to be released from jail later this year, has been hit with new national security charges.

Mr. Wong appeared in court Friday, where he was accused of “collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security,” a charge that can result in a prison sentence of as much as 10 years – or life if the offence is deemed to be of a “grave nature.”

A charge sheet says Mr. Wong worked with fellow activist Nathan Law, who fled Hong Kong in 2020 , and “other individuals” to encourage foreign p

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