On Thursday, a judge will hear an application by prosecutors to push for longer sentences for the 47 by having the trials transferred to Hong Kong's High Court — paving the way for potential life sentences.
She also stood firmly against the other demands including an independent inquiry into police conduct and universal suffrage for Legislative Council and Chief Executive elections.
In its first 12 months, 110 people were arrested for alleged national security crimes under the law, while hundreds more were detained for protest-related actions, usually under the guise of violating social distancing rules or gathering without police approval, known as "illegal assembly".