{"id":"n_355p4xtwdutnnw7rezha","seq":8006086,"kind":"article","title":"Former pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12 1/2 years in Macao’s 1st national security case","url":"https://www.wral.com/news/ap/917e1-former-pro-democracy-lawmaker-sentenced-to-12-1-2-years-in-macao-s-1st-national-security-case","summary":"HONG KONG (AP) — Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese casino hub’s first national security case following a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness.","published":"2026-11-06T03:43:16Z","seen":"2026-11-06T04:03:00Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-wral-com-d6fe8a","name":"wral.com","domain":"wral.com"},"via":"kite-wral-com-d6fe8a","topics":["associated press","ap world news"],"image":"https://images.wral.com/87ffed33-e59a-5aba-8079-75faeae10f07?amp;h=630&height=630&w=1200","mentions":2,"story":"st_c35jalthsx3njitlwnxa","category":"politics","category_p":0.65,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7,"political":0.99}