Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: September 2, 2026Country: Hong Kong
Crime & Law
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to a charge of foreign collusion at Hong Kong's High Court. He is accused of asking foreign countries to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong in 2020, following the enactment of the national security law. Wong, already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion, faces a prison term of three to ten years, or life imprisonment if deemed a grave offense.

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