A jailed university student in Hong Kong has lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence over inciting secession.
A woman looks at a document outside the Hong Kong's Final Court of Appeal in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. A jailed university student in Hong Kong lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence for inciting secession in a landmark ruling by the city's top court Tuesday that will have a far-reaching impact on other cases brought under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
Lui is one of the some 260 people who were arrested under the security law as Beijing tried to crush dissidents following the massive protests in 2019. The ruling on his appeal is expected to set the bar for sentencings in, including those involving some of the city's most prominent democracy leaders who also pleaded guilty.
One condition under that article is that offenders voluntarily stopped committing the offence or voluntarily and effectively forestalled its consequence during the process. The other two conditions are that offenders surrender themselves and give a truthful account of the crime; and that offenders report on offences committed by other persons with their accounts verified to be true or providing material information that assists in solving other case.
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