Hong Kong commentator facing up to 7 years in jail in seditious posts case

A Hong Kong news commentator faces up to seven years in jail if convicted of posting seditious content online, including comments about the deadly Tai Po fire, after his case was transferred to the higher District Court. Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-tak on Monday granted prosecutors’ request to move Wong Kwok-ngon’s sedition case from West Kowloon Court to the District Court, where the maximum sentence is capped at seven years. Sentences at the magistrates’ courts are generally limited to two...

Source: scmp.com at 2/23/2026 9:15:43 AM.

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