China's Macau jails ex-lawmaker in first national security trial

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China's Macau jails ex-lawmaker in first national security trial

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Macau convicted former lawmaker Au Kam San in the first trial under national security laws expanded in 2023. He co-organised annual vigils commemorating the victims of Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

Au Kam San, who co-organised annual vigils for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing, is the first person convicted under national security laws widened in 2023 in Macau

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