Macao court sentences pro-democracy ex-politician to 12.5 years in jail
Summary
A Macao court sentenced former politician Au Kam-san, 69, to 12 years and six months in prison after finding him guilty of subverting state power. The court said he spread false information to disrupt the 2024 leadership election and shared information with groups abroad. Au’s wife called the case political persecution, while Macao and Chinese authorities supported the sentence.Key Facts
- Au was convicted after a closed-door trial under Macao’s national security law.
- The court said Au spread false information in 2023 and 2024 to disrupt Macao’s 2024 leadership election.
- The court also said Au worked with groups abroad and leaked confidential information.
- Au’s arrest last year was the first public prosecution under Macao’s 2009 security law.
- Au served in Macao’s legislature for 20 years and resigned in 2021.
- Au helped organise annual commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
- Au’s wife, Virginia Cheang, described the case as political persecution.
- Macao’s government and China’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office backed the sentence.
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