# Macao’s first national security case: Au Kam-san jailed for 12½ years; wife condemns ‘fabricated persecution’

https://mins.news/en/item/131800

- BBC Chinese, 2026-11-06 04:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cw62yyejjrlro/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Au Kam-san was sentenced to 12½ years in prison in Macao’s first national security case. His wife condemned it as “fabricated persecution.” The proceedings were not public; Au was represented by an “appointed lawyer,” whose identity, along with that of the trial judge, is unknown. Updates were available only through government press releases.

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