A Hong Kong court has sentenced fugitive politician Ted Hui Chi-fung to 3½ years in prison for jumping bail in cases stemming from his allegedly disruptive conduct in the legislature and involvement in an anti-government protest.
Thursday’s ruling in the High Court marked the first time a fugitive was sanctioned in absentia for offences allegedly committed in the city in connection with the 2019 unrest.
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