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A Macao court on Friday sentenced former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam-san to 12 years and six months in prison for subversion of state power and collusion with foreign entities, in the semiautonomous Chinese region's first-ever national security trial. The case marks the first conviction under Macao's national security framework.
A Macao court has sentenced former pro-democracy politician Au Kam-san to 12 years and six months in prison after a closed-door national security trial. The 69-year-old was found guilty of subversion for spreading false information in 2023-2024 aimed at disrupting Macao's 2024 leadership election and for working with foreign groups. His wife called the case a political trial, while Macao authorities and Beijing's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office backed the ruling.
