The case is the latest in a legal campaign against Mr. Lai, whose now-closed Apple Daily newspaper was once one of Beijing’s fiercest critics.
HONG KONG—Jimmy Lai, the staunchly pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon, was sentenced by a Hong Kong court Saturday to more than five years in prison for fraud over a sublease at the former headquarters of his media company.
Mr. Lai, whose widely read publications were some of the most aggressive critics of China’s Communist Party and its locally appointed leaders, has been one of the chief targets of the crackdown that followed mass antigovernment protests that
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Hong Kong tycoon and democracy activist given 5-year sentence for fraudJimmy Lai, an imprisoned media tycoon, was sentenced over fraud charges related to his use of the headquarters of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper he founded.
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Trial of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai could feed mainland revolt, Catholic cleric saysImprisoned Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai — the 74-year-old founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper — is facing trial on charges that he violated Hong Kong’s strict new national security laws.
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over five years on fraud chargePro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run.
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What you missed this week in notable Tucson crimes and court casesThis week's local crime and court updates from Arizona Daily Star.
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