National security law: ex-member of Hong Kong group behind annual Tiananmen vigil jailed for failing to assist investigation
- Former standing committee member of now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, receives three months’ jail time
- Chan To-wai, 57, among five people arrested on September 8, a day after group held press conference outside police headquarters in Wan Chai
A magistrate hand-picked by city leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to adjudicate national security proceedings on Wednesday handed down a second sentence under the implementation rules of the legislation imposed by Beijing in June 2020.
Enacted by the local administration, the implementation rules took effect one week after the adoption of the national security law to specify the scope of power enjoyed by law enforcement officers under the new regime.
Chan To-wai, formerly a standing committee member of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, initially denied the offence of failing to comply with a notice to provide information along with four other members when their case was heard for the first time in September last year.
The 57-year-old was sentenced to three months’ jail at West Kowloon Court on Wednesday after he reversed his plea the previous day.
The five were arrested on September 8, one day after the group held a press conference outside police headquarters in Wan Chai and submitted a joint letter to the force stating their refusal to cooperate.