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U.S. condemns Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 defendants in national security trial

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The United States "strongly condemns" the sentencing of 45 defendants convicted in Hong Kong's largest national security trial, a spokesperson for the US consulate in the city said Tuesday . " The United States strongly condemns the sentences announced in Hong Kong today against 45 pro-democracy advocates and former lawmakers. The defendants were aggressively prosecuted and jailed for peacefully participating in normal political activity protected under Hong Kong's Basic Law," the spokesperson said. bur /reb/cwl.

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English

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