Stand News case: Reporters Without Borders condemns verdict as setting an extremely dangerous precedent; Hong Kong government says residents need not fear accidentally falling foul of the law
【立場案】無國界記者批裁決立極危險先例 港府譴責:市民無須擔心誤墮法網
Stand News was convicted of publishing seditious publications, prompting concern in the United States and Europe. A US State Department spokesperson and the European Union criticised the verdict for damaging press freedom. Reporters Without Borders described the judgment as shocking and said it had set an extremely dangerous precedent for journalists: “From now on, anyone reporting facts that do not conform to the authorities’ official account could be sentenced for sedition.”
《立場新聞》被裁定發布煽動刊物罪成,引起歐美關注。美國國務院發言人、歐盟都批評裁決損害新聞自由,無國界記者則形容,判決令人震驚並為記者立下極其危險的先例,「從現在起,任何報導不符當局官方說法的事實者都可能因煽動罪名遭到判刑。」
