# Macao court jails pro-democracy former politician for 12½ years

https://mins.news/en/item/132219

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06 11:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/6/macao-sentences-pro-democracy-ex-politician-to-12-5-years-in-jail?traffic_source=rss

> A Macao court sentenced former politician Au Kam-san to 12 years and six months in prison after a closed-door national security trial. He was convicted of subversion and spreading false information to disrupt the 2024 leadership election. His wife called the case a political trial and groundless persecution; Macao’s government and China’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs office backed the sentence.

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