Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon handed new sentence to extend prison term over democracy protests Mayank Aggarwal © Provided by The Independent
Hong Kong’s media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison for taking part in an anti-government protest in October 2019.
Lai was sentenced along with nine other pro-democracy activists.
They were charged with incitement to take part in an unauthorised assembly when they walked down a road with thousands of residents on 1 October 2019 to protest against dwindling political freedoms in Hong Kong.
All 10 pleaded guilty to organising an unauthorised assembly. Lai, 73, is already in prison serving a separate 14-month term for convictions in other cases and now with both of them combined he will serve a total of 20 months behind bars.
À Hong Kong, le patron de presse Jimmy Lai écope d une nouvelle peine de prison
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Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英) yesterday was among eight democracy advocates handed new prison sentences for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
Lai, who is already behind bars for taking part in earlier protests, was given 14 months after pleading guilty to organizing an unlawful assembly on Oct. 1, 2019. He would now have to serve a total of 20 months for his multiple protest convictions.
Seven other leading activists, including 25-year-old youth campaigner Figo Chan (陳皓桓), as well as former lawmakers Lee Cheuk-yan (李卓人) and