The Hong Kong government has condemned Britain’s public service broadcaster over “smearing” the Beijing-imposed security law in an article about the sentencing of 12 Hongkongers convicted of rioting. Published on Saturday, the news piece from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on the sentencing of 12 Hongkongers over the 2019 storming of the city’s legislature, a milestone event during the protests and unrest that year. They received jail terms ranging between 54 and 82 months on Saturday morning. After covering the court case, the article mentioned the national security law, …