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Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Wu Chi-wai freed after subversion sentence

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Wu Chi-wai, former chairman of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, was released from Stanley Prison on Tuesday after serving nearly four and a half years for subversion. He was convicted for his role in an unofficial Legislative Council primary election in 2020, which authorities deemed subversive under the national security law. Wu, who pleaded guilty, was among 45 individuals sentenced in the landmark case. AI

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Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Wu Chi-wai freed after subversion sentence

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Leopold Chen ·

    Ex-opposition lawmaker Wu Chi-wai released after serving time for subversion

    A former Hong Kong lawmaker who previously headed the city’s largest, now-defunct opposition party has been released from prison after completing his sentence in a landmark subversion case. Wu Chi-wai, former chairman of the Democratic Party, which dissolved last year, was releas…

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