Ex-lawmaker gets 12.5 years in Macao's first national security case

Au's arrest last year was the first publicly known prosecution under Macao's national security law since it was enacted in 2009.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6911x4607+0+0/resize/6911x4607!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2F8e%2F42f5136c40b8aaae31a8117554fb%2Fap26309516866031.jpg' alt='FILE -Veteran pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San poses for a photo during an interview in Macao, Oct. 7, 2024. '/><p>Au's arrest last year was the first publicly known prosecution under Macao's national security law since it was enacted in 2009.</p><p>(Image credit: Bertha Wang)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-152217' />