# Chui Kam-san trial opens: What we know about Macau’s first closed-door national security case

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- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-16 09:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c6jrxzq3777wo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Macau’s first national security case opened behind closed doors on September 16. Pro-democracy leader Chui Kam-san faces charges including subversion of state power, links with overseas organizations endangering national security and breaching confidentiality, carrying a maximum sentence of 25 years. Media and the public were barred, while lawyer Jorge Menezes called it highly political and a possible model for future cases.