The two editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, could face a maximum jail term of two years.
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court on Aug 29 found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious publications in a case that has drawn international scrutiny amid a security crackdown in the China-ruled city.This is the first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China in 1997.
Stand News, once Hong Kong's leading online media outlet with a mix of critical reportage and commentary, was raided by police in December 2021 and had its assets frozen, Chung and Lam had pleaded not guilty, with only Chung present in court on Aug 29 for the verdict. Lam’s absence wasn’t explained. During the 57-day trial, government prosecutor Laura Ng alleged Stand News had acted as a political platform to promote “illegal” ideologies and incited readers’ hatred against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments.
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