The facts
The Court of First Instance sentenced Au Kam San to 12 years and six months in prison on 6 November, the Associated Press and Macau Daily Times reported. [1][2]
The ruling was described by the government and independent reporting as Macau’s first case under its national-security law. [1][2]
The government’s account says the court convicted Au of subversion and of colluding with external organizations against national security; those are the court’s stated findings as relayed by authorities. [3]
Au is a former Macau legislator and a longtime democracy activist, according to AP and Macau Daily Times. [1][2]
The direct government press-release page was inaccessible to this review; its indexed text and the AP and local reporting give the same sentence, while the written judgment was not opened. [1][2][3]
Still unconfirmed
- The full written judgment and any appeal filing or outcome were not established in the opened sources.
- The government’s allegations are summarized as the court’s reported findings; the full evidentiary record was not available here.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 6 Nov 2026, 21:38 UTC.
The official government notice surfaced with full text in search but its page could not be opened directly; AP and Macau Daily Times independently report the same sentence. The court judgment itself was not available in the opened material, so the offense description is attributed to the official account.
- Macao’s first national security case ends with 12½-year sentence
The Associated Press · Reporting · 6 Nov 2026
Opened report on the sentence and the first national-security prosecution in Macau.
- Au Kam San sentenced to 12 years and six months in city’s first national security case
Macau Daily Times · Reporting · 6 Nov 2026
Opened local report on the verdict and sentence.
- Court issues judgment in first national-security case
Macao Government Information Bureau · Primary source · 6 Nov 2026
Official indexed release text states the sentence and offenses. A direct page request was inaccessible during review; use it only as the official statement, not as an opened judgment.