Procedural posture
Final appeal on the construction of NSL sentencing provisions for incitement to secession.
Issues
- NSL sentencing
- mandatory minimum
- Article 33 mitigation
- statutory construction
Outcome
The Court of Final Appeal dismissed the appeal and held that the five-year minimum for serious Article 21 offences is mandatory unless Article 33 applies.
Comparative note
Compare this case with common-law treatment of national security evidence, jury limits, executive certificates, and fair-trial safeguards.