# Ex-lawmaker jailed in Macau’s first national security trial

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ex-lawmaker-jailed-in-macaus-first-national-security-trial/
- Published: 2026-11-06T06:57:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T07:03:17+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/ex-lawmaker-jailed-in-macau-s-first-national-security-trial/a-79871673?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Au Kam San received a 12-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
- Macau’s first national security case has drawn concerns over dissent.
- His trial was held behind closed doors.

## Summary

The main development is that a Macau court has found former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San guilty and sentenced him to 12 years and six months in prison. It is the Chinese territory’s first national security case and has renewed concerns about the treatment of political dissent.

The 69-year-old was convicted of offences including subversion, with the court saying he shared information with organisations outside Macau and sought to stir hostility towards the city’s government and Beijing. Detained in July 2025, Au was tried behind closed doors over three days in September after a judge ruled an open hearing could risk national security. He served in Macau’s legislature for two decades and co-organised vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

## Coverage

- [DW: Ex-lawmaker jailed in Macau’s first national security trial](https://www.dw.com/en/ex-lawmaker-jailed-in-macau-s-first-national-security-trial/a-79871673?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf)
- [BBC World: Macau jails pro-democracy campaigner in city's first national security case](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmdx33v9vvr2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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