{"id":1541907,"date":"2024-03-08T05:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/mar\/08\/new-hong-kong-national-security-law-treason-life-sentence-article-23"},"modified":"2024-03-08T05:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:01:04","slug":"treason-could-mean-life-sentence-under-new-hong-kong-national-security-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/03\/08\/treason-could-mean-life-sentence-under-new-hong-kong-national-security-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Treason could mean life sentence under new Hong Kong national security law"},"content":{"rendered":"
Debate has begun on Article 23 \u2013 legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of mainland China<\/p>
Hong Kong\u2019s government has released the draft text of a new national security law that would further tighten control on the city and bring its laws closer in line with mainland China.<\/p>
The law, known as Article 23<\/a>, is a domestic piece of legislation defining and penalising crimes related to national security.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n