A jailed Hong Kong activist has lost his landmark legal challenge against the prison authorities’ refusal to grant him early release under the new national security law. Ma Chun-man was serving a five-year term for inciting secession under a separate, Beijing-imposed national security law.
He was convicted in 2021 for repeatedly advocating for Hong Kong ’s independence and had expected to be released early on March 25 based on good conduct in jail.
The new law stipulated that people found guilty of endangering national security must not be granted remission unless the commissioner of correctional services believes the move would not be a national security risk. This also applies to inmates who received sentences before the new law took effect. In previous hearings, the court heard that the authorities considered Ma had not been enthusiastic in participating in rehabilitation programs and would not reveal his genuine feelings.Rescuers search for 13 workers missing after a railroad construction site collapses in south China
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