Macau sentences ex-lawmaker to 12.5 years in first national security trial
A court in the Chinese territory Macau convicted on Friday ex-lawmaker and democracy campaigner Au Kam San of several offences including subversion, sentencing him to 12 years and six months in prison. Au, 69, is the first person convicted under national security laws widened in 2023 in Macau, the former Portuguese colony and casino hub…
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same Macau court conviction and 12.5-year sentence of Au Kam San in the territory's first national security trial, with no conflicting facts.
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