https://www.yahoo.com/news/journalist-jailed-waving-british-hong-233029651.htmlA Hong Kong journalist was jailed after waving a British-Hong Kong flag when China’s national anthem was played at an Olympic award ceremony.
Paula Leung, 42, pleaded guilty to insulting the national anthem by waving the colonial-era flag as the medal ceremony for Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung was shown on a big screen at APM shopping mall on July 26, 2021.
On Thursday, the Kwun Tong magistrates’ court sent Leung to prison for three months. According to a magistrate, Leung “seriously disparaged the anthem and damaged the country’s dignity,” reported Channel News Asia. The conviction marks the first time an individual has been jailed for insulting the country’s national anthem.
Execution would have been better, but at least things are moving in the correct direction.
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