{"id":"n_wthjvifjdb53e42hhlxq","seq":8067995,"kind":"article","title":"Macau ex-lawmaker sentenced to 12.5 years in prison in city’s first national security trial","url":"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-06-macau-ex-lawmaker-sentenced-to-125-years-in-prison-in-citys-first-national-security-trial","summary":"A leading Macau democrat was jailed for 12.5 years on Friday on charges of subversion, in the China-ruled gambling hub's first known national security trial, local broadcaster TDM reported.","published":"2026-11-06T08:48:03Z","seen":"2026-11-06T08:48:03Z","lang":"en","country":"ZA","source":{"id":"kite-dailymaverick-co-za-cd6f62","name":"dailymaverick.co.za","domain":"dailymaverick.co.za"},"via":"kite-dailymaverick-co-za-cd6f62","topics":["world"],"authors":["author"],"image":"https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/mwcgPer7WjDGlk-ZprDEEXmF1YQ=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/3000/9589554_987511.jpg","mentions":2,"story":"st_c35jalthsx3njitlwnxa","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.67,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.57,"political":0.92}