香港男子因试图为其女儿(美国活动家)获得保险基金而根据第二十三条被定罪。
Hong Kong man convicted under Article 23 for trying to access insurance funds for his daughter, a U.S.-based activist, in first such case.
Kwok Yin-sang(69岁)因试图从他为女儿Anna Kwok购买的保险单中获取资金而根据香港《国家安全法》第23条被定罪,而Kwok Yin-sang(69岁)是第一个被定罪的人。 Anna Kwok是一名总部设在美国、受香港当局通缉的激进分子。
Kwok Yin-sang, 69, became the first person convicted under Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law for attempting to access funds from an insurance policy he had purchased for his daughter, Anna Kwok, a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities.
法院裁决他明知故犯地处理一名逃犯的资产,尽管他没有认罪,并声称这笔钱不是给她的。
The court ruled he knowingly handled assets of a fugitive, despite his not guilty plea and claims the money was not for her.
2月26日是判刑期,根据治安法院的限度,最高可判处两年监禁。
Sentencing is set for February 26, with a maximum two-year prison term under magistrates’ court limits.
这个案件是更广泛地镇压海外活动家的一部分, 引起国际批评,
The case, part of a broader crackdown on overseas activists, has drawn international criticism over the law’s use to target family members and silence dissent.