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Macau Court Sentences Ex-Lawmaker Au Kam San to 12.5 Years for Subversion
The Hindu2h
THE BRIEF
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A Macau court sentenced 69-year-old former lawmaker and democracy campaigner Au Kam San to 12 years and six months in prison on Friday.
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Au became the first person convicted under national security laws widened in 2023 in the territory, following charges of subversion and collaboration with external organisations.
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The activist co-organised annual vigils for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and was detained in July 2025 ahead of his closed-door trial.