Ex-Macau Lawmaker Jailed in First National Security Trial

• Au Kam San, a former lawmaker in Macau, was convicted in the city's first national security trial.
• He was found guilty of subversion against the political power of the State and received a 12.5-year prison sentence.
• Au Kam San co-organized annual vigils for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
• The trial took place under national security laws widened in 2023 in Macau.
• Au Kam San was convicted on five out of seven charges related to subversion of state power and foreign links.