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WORLD • MACAU

Macau jails former lawmaker for 12½ years in first national security trial

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Former Macau lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison in the city’s first reported national security trial. Reports say he was convicted of subversion; CNA says the trial was held behind closed doors.

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The case is a development in political and legal conditions in Macau, a Chinese special administrative region. The articles do not identify a direct effect on U.S. businesses or citizens.