Macau jails pro-democracy campaigner in city's first national security case
Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 years and six months' jail for "subversion against the political power of the state".
Au was sentenced to 12 years and six months' jail for "subversion against the political power of the state"
Macau has sentenced an ex-lawmaker and pro-democracy campaigner to 12 years and six months' jail in the city's first national security case.
Following a closed-door trial, Au Kam San, 69, was convicted on Friday of "subversion against the political power of the state", among other offences.
He was found guilty of four of the seven charges following a three-day trial which ended in September. A judge had ordered that the trial be held behind closed doors "to ensure that no prejudice is caused to the interests of national security".