Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai among democracy leaders jailed for protests
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16/04/2021 - 12:23 File photo of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai leaving a prison van on February 9, 2021. © Tyrone Siu, Reuters 3 min Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 12 months on Friday for helping to lead one of the city s biggest-ever protests. He was one of several leading activists to be sentenced, including Hong Kong s so-called “father of democracy” Martin Lee. Advertising Read more
They were found guilty earlier this month of organising and participating in a massive protest in August 2019, where an estimated 1.7 million people marched in opposition to a bill that would have allowed suspects to be extradited to mainland China for trial. The protest was not authorised by the police.
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Sentencing of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists for Unlawful Assembly
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai gets one year in jail 2 minutes read
Hong Kong, Apr 16 (EFE).- Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was Friday given a year in prison for organizing an unauthorized march during a wave of anti-government protests in the city two years ago.
Judge Amanda Jane Woodcock of the West Kowloon Court also sent former legislator Leung Kwok-hung to jail for 18 months and vice chairman of the Labor Party Lee Cheuk-yan for one year.
The court also gave jail terms between eight to 12 months to six other pro-democracy activists.
But the judge decided to suspend the sentence for 24 months for some of the defendants.
Hong Kong protestors sentenced to 14 months jail for pro-democracy demonstrations
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is among several of the territory’s most prominent pro-democracy figures to be handed a tough jail sentence today after being found guilty of unauthorised assembly.
Lai, who founded the island’s Apple Daily tabloid, was jailed for a total of 14 months under Beijing’s fresh crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.
Eight other activists were sentenced by a Hong Kong court this afternoon for participating in two demonstrations, on 18 August and 31 August 2019.
Former lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan was also jailed for both demonstrations, while Martin Lee, Hong Kong’s so-called “father of democracy”, was handed a suspended sentence.