Head Topics

Hong Kong student jailed for 2 months for sedition over social media - SABC News

  • 📰 SABC News Online
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa Headlines News

South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines

Hong Kong student jailed for 2 months under sedition over social media posts in Japan

A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced a student to two months imprisonment for sedition over pro-independence social media posts she published while studying in Japan.

Chief Magistrate Victor So sentenced the student to 2 months in jail after her guilty plea, saying deterrent sentencing was needed because “ingorant people would be incited subtly”. The defense had earlier disputed whether the magistrate’s court had extraterritorial jurisdiction over the posts she published aboard, but they abandoned the dispute as she didn’t remove the content.

Sedition is punishable by a maximum jail term of two years upon conviction. It is not among the offences criminalised by the Beijing-imposed national security law, but it has been ruled by the Court of Final Appeal as an act that can endanger national security.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 32. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Gauteng churches go cashless due to spate of robberies - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world,Measures to enhance safety and security in places of worship discussed in Boksburg meeting.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Life Esidimeni inquest resumes with closing arguments - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world,Legal representatives present final arguments in seeking justice for 2016 tragedy.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

UN accused of not acting on Gaza 'genocide' - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world,UN's High Commissioner for Refugees firmly rebuked the Security Council's inability to act.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

SAFTU and COSATU describe MTBPS as disappointing - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world,COSATU and SAFTU want the expansion of the public service compensation bill.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

UNISA welcomes court decision on appointment of administrator - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports,Nzimande had appointed Professor Ihron Rensburg as the new UNISA administrator for 2 years.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

Springboks RWC trophy tour starts in Tshwane today - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world,The parade will start at the Southern Sun Hotel in Tshwane.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »