Today (November 6), Macau's first national security case was sentenced. Au Cam Sun, 69, a former pro-democracy member of Macau, was convicted of "subversion of state power", two counts of "establishing ties with organizations, groups or individuals outside the Macau Special Administrative Region to carry out acts that endanger national security", and "breach of confidentiality" and was sentenced to half a year in prison. Since his arrest in July 2025, his family has not been able to contact him. The trial, which lasted only three days, was entirely behind closed doors. Officials appointed judges and lawyers. They distributed money in a "surprise" way on the eve of the sentencing. It was then quickly announced that the number of viewers was full. Amid the heavy lockdown and silence, Macau completed this historic national security trial. For generations of Macau people, Au Kam-shin's name has been anchored in public life for a long time. A former primary school teacher, he entered parliament in 1993 and was elected as a member of parliament for many years in a system where direct elections are only a minority. He once described Democrats as catfish jumping into a school of sardines, making the establishment nervous; No matter how "vase of flowers" the role of the parliament, as long as it can point out problems, "we think it is useful. He founded the New Macau Society in 1992 and hosted the June Fourth Candlelight Vigil at Sandhu Square for many years. After his retirement, he paid attention to the preservation of the Goya lighthouse. He has seen the growth and decline of public spaces in Macau - from the two girls who were arrested for presenting the album on the 4th of June in the street in 2020, to lighting candles on the windowsill of his house after the party was banned: "Continuing to be polite is the best thing I can do." In 2021, the Macao Democratic Parties were accused of "not supporting the Basic Law of Macao or disloyalty to the Macao Special Administrative Region" and were massively disqualified (DQ). In the same year, O Jinshin announced that he would not be re-elected; Today, he became the first person in this city to be convicted under the National Security Act. Earlier, Doan Media interviewed his former friends, overseas lawyers and former local reporters to try to piece together the information about this first national security case in Macau and the social reaction before and after the trial Click the link to read the full text.

Today (November 6), Macau's first national security case was sentenced. Au Cam Sun, 69, a former pro-democracy member of Macau, was convicted of "subversion of state power", two counts of "establishing ties with organizations, groups or individuals outside the Macau Special Administrative Region to carry out acts that endanger national security", and "breach of confidentiality" and was sentenced to half a year in prison. Since his arrest in July 2025, his family has not been able to contact him. The trial, which lasted only three days, was entirely behind closed doors. Officials appointed judges and lawyers. They distributed money in a "surprise" way on the eve of the sentencing. It was then quickly announced that the number of viewers was full. Amid the heavy lockdown and silence, Macau completed this historic national security trial. For generations of Macau people, Au Kam-shin's name has been anchored in public life for a long time. A former primary school teacher, he entered parliament in 1993 and was elected as a member of parliament for many years in a system where direct elections are only a minority. He once described Democrats as catfish jumping into a school of sardines, making the establishment nervous; No matter how "vase of flowers" the role of the parliament, as long as it can point out problems, "we think it is useful. He founded the New Macau Society in 1992 and hosted the June Fourth Candlelight Vigil at Sandhu Square for many years. After his retirement, he paid attention to the preservation of the Goya lighthouse. He has seen the growth and decline of public spaces in Macau - from the two girls who were arrested for presenting the album on the 4th of June in the street in 2020, to lighting candles on the windowsill of his house after the party was banned: "Continuing to be polite is the best thing I can do." In 2021, the Macao Democratic Parties were accused of "not supporting the Basic Law of Macao or disloyalty to the Macao Special Administrative Region" and were massively disqualified (DQ). In the same year, O Jinshin announced that he would not be re-elected; Today, he became the first person in this city to be convicted under the National Security Act. Earlier, Doan Media interviewed his former friends, overseas lawyers and former local reporters to try to piece together the information about this first national security case in Macau and the social reaction before and after the trial Click the link to read the full text.