HONGKONGER, 19, GUILTY OF POSTING SEDITIOUS GRAFFITI IN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX TOILET
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A 19-year-old in Hong Kong has been convicted of sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet, violating the city’s domestic national security law. West Kowloon Court on Wednesday rejected a defence psychiatrist’s opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented Leung Kai-lok from understanding the offensive words he used against the government and police.
According to News - South China Morning Post, A 19-year-old in Hong Kong has been convicted of sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet, violating the city’s domestic national security law.
The available RSS description adds: West Kowloon Court on Wednesday rejected a defence psychiatrist’s opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented Leung Kai-lok from understanding the offensive words he used against the government and police.
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- News - South China Morning Post: A 19-year-old in Hong Kong has been convicted of sedition for writing anti-government graffiti in a commercial building toilet, violating the city’s domestic national security law.
- News - South China Morning Post: West Kowloon Court on Wednesday rejected a defence psychiatrist’s opinion that a congenital mental disorder prevented Leung Kai-lok from understanding the offensive words he used against the government and police.
- News - South China Morning Post: Leung stood trial earlier this year before a magistrate hand-picked by the city leader to oversee...
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- 22/07/2026, 09:27 PRIMARY FEED HONGKONGER, 19, GUILTY OF POSTING SEDITIOUS GRAFFITI IN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX TOILET (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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