Procedural posture
Application for leave to appeal sentence for incitement to secession.
Issues
- incitement to secession
- serious nature
- sentencing principles
- online and public speech
Outcome
Leave was granted, the appeal was treated as the appeal proper, and the sentence was reduced to five years' imprisonment.
Comparative note
Compare this case with common-law treatment of national security evidence, jury limits, executive certificates, and fair-trial safeguards.