Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty in Hong Kong on Wednesday to foreign collusion in a second national security trial that could bring a life sentence. Prosecutors said he sought foreign sanctions or other hostile actions against Hong Kong and China after Beijing imposed the national security law in 2020. Wong, already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion, confirmed the plea in court as supporters watched. The judge said sentencing will come as soon as possible.
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong stands outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong on Nov. 28, 2019. AP-Yonhap
HONG KONG — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday in a second national security trial against him that could see him jailed for life, AFP journalists in court saw.
He is accused of asking foreign countries, individuals or institutions to "impose sanctions or blockade, or engage in other hostile activities" against Hong Kong and China in 2020, after Beijing imposed a national security law on the finance hub.
The 29-year-old Wong, one of the most recognisable faces of Hong Kong's now-quashed democracy movement, is already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion and was due to be released next year.
