Hong Kong Jailed Joshua Wong for 10 More Years, IPAC Says on Bogus Charges
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to another 10 years in prison, a move a Western lawmakers' group calls politically motivated and based on trumped-up charges.
- Wong was convicted under Hong Kong's national security law for allegedly colluding with foreign forces, adding a 10-year sentence on top of a prior 4-year-8-month term he's already serving.
- The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) says Wong did nothing wrong — he was simply defending commitments Britain and China made to Hong Kong in their 1984 handover agreement.
- IPAC's executive director says Wong now won't be released until he's around 40, calling the charges baseless.
- The group made the comments at its annual summit in The Hague, where lawmakers from 30 countries gathered to discuss pushing back on Beijing's policies.
Outlook: Wong's case is likely to keep fueling international criticism of Hong Kong's use of the national security law against pro-democracy figures, with little sign Beijing will reverse course.