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Hong Kong student avoids jail for seditious graffiti

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A 19-year-old Hong Kong student, Leung Kai-lok, has received a suspended sentence for violating the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. He was found guilty of inciting hatred towards authorities through anti-government graffiti in a commercial complex toilet. The court sentenced him to 18 months of probation, requiring counseling and community activities, and ordered him to pay for cleaning the graffiti. AI

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Hong Kong student avoids jail for seditious graffiti

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Hong Kong student avoids jail for seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet

    A Hong Kong student has been spared jail for seditious acts in breach of the domestic national security law, after a court ruled that his good background, young age and the limited impact of his offences constituted “exceptional circumstances”. Leung Kai-lok, 19, is potentially t…

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