Hong Kong lawmaker released after completing sentence in subversion case

Andrew Wan Siu-kin was released from Stanley Prison on Saturday morning after completing a four-year-and-eight-month sentence. He departed in a seven-seater vehicle believed to have been arranged by police. In a social media post later that day, Wan shared a photograph of himself and wrote that he was having breakfast with family and friends.

He stated he had finished all jail terms and thanked supporters for their care over the years. Wan was among 31 defendants who pleaded guilty in the case involving 47 former politicians and activists. All were charged with conspiracy to subvert state power under Hong Kong's national security law for their roles in the 2020 unofficial primary.

Background on the case The 2020 primary was organized by opposition groups to select candidates for Legislative Council elections. Prosecutors said the effort amounted to an attempt to seize control of the legislature and block government functions. Wan, who represented the now-defunct Democratic Party, had served as a lawmaker before the case began.