Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 13 Months in Jail

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By NTD Newsroom
December 15, 2021China in Focus
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A Hong Kong court sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to a year and a month behind bars for participating in an assembly last year. Alongside him, seven other pro-democracy activists were sentenced to up to 14 months in prison.

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