Hong Kong news tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 12 months in prison for participating in an unauthorized demonstration on August 18, 2019 in the former British colony. He was found guilty of violating the national security law imposed by Beijing on Hong.
Hong Kong, Beijing approves the reform of the electoral system: “Only patriots in Parliament”
Lai, founder of the Apple Daily tabloid and critic of Beijing, had already been jailed on other charges, including colluding with foreign forces to intervene in the city’s affairs, a new crime under the controversial national security law imposed on the city. city in 2020 by the Chinese central government.
Hong Kong, pro-democracy editor Jimmy Lai sentenced along with six other opposition veterans
Eight other people were sentenced along with Lai, including lawyer Martin Lee, 82, and former opposition MP Margaret Ng, 73.
