Ma Chun-man

Political Prisoner

Ma Chun-Man 馬俊文

Age at Arrest: 30

Activist

*Currently in jail.

Ma Chun-man is a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who was charged for chanting slogans and making speeches that called for Hong Kong’s independence between August and November 2020.

Due to his good behaviour, Ma was set to be released on 25 March 2024. However, due to the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO) being passed on 19 March 2024, which does not allow for early release for good behaviour, Ma was the first Hong Kong political prisoner to be made ineligible for early release under the SNSO and among the first to have the SNSO applied retroactively to his sentence.

Charge, Incident & sentence:

Charge: Inciting others to subvert state power
Incident: Ma publicly promoted slogans involving secession on the streets and in media interviews on many occasions between August and November 2020.
Sentencing: 5 years, 9 months’ imprisonment.