Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case

He intends to plead guilty in the city’s biggest national security case, in which he faces a potential penalty of up to life in prison

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer during 2019 anti-government protests (Kin Cheung/AP)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer during 2019 anti-government protests.

Wong rose to prominence in 2014 pro-democracy protests in the Chinese territory and is in prison after being convicted of multiple charges during authorities’ crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement.