Hong Kong sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison Saturday, the Associated Press reports.
Jimmy Lai, founder and chairman of Next Digital Ltd., leaves the court. Photo: Roy Liu/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Hong Kong sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison Saturday, theThe media mogul, Jimmy Lai, is considered one of the most prominent critics of China, and activists see his sentencing as a major blow to freedom within the city, TheLai was found guilty of two counts of fraud for violating the terms of a lease contract for his pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily,He was charged in 2020 for renting space to his own consultancy firm, Dico Consultants Ltd,...
Judge Stanley Chan said Saturday that the violations were “organized and planned" over 20 years and Lai used Next Digital as “an umbrella of protection," according to AP.Flashback: Lai has been behind bars since he was arrested during Hong Kong's crackdown on protests in 2019, per AP.Hong Kong authorities "detained opposition figures, forced news outlets to close and arrested and jailed protesters and activists," according to The
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