A Hong Kong court has remanded a news commentator in custody for allegedly violating the domestic national security law over seditious content posted on social media, including remarks about last month’s deadly Tai Po fire.
Wong Kwok-ngon, better known by his pen name Wong On-yin, is the first person to be prosecuted over inappropriate comments made after the Wang Fuk Court tragedy that left at least 159 people dead.
A charge sheet available for press inspection says the 71-year-old defendant…
