Hong Kong national security court sentences three former Tiananmen vigil organisers to 5 to 7 years for incitement to subversion
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On 21 August 2026 three national security judges of the Court of First Instance convicted former Hong Kong Alliance leaders Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan of incitement to subversion over the group's call to end one-party rule; Albert Ho had pleaded guilty. On 11 September 2026 the court sentenced Chow to seven years and three months, Lee to seven years and Ho to five years and two months. The EU's foreign service said the defendants faced prolonged pre-trial detention, denial of bail and repeated solitary confinement; the defendants pleaded not guilty except Ho. The vigils the Alliance organised had been banned since 2020 and Chow and Lee had been detained since 2021.
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Chow Hang-tung received seven years and three months for subversion charges
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former legislator Lee Cheuk-yan got seven years
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Albert Ho, who pleaded guilty, received five years and two months
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