Jimmy Lai, known as Hong Kong’s pro-democracy ‘media mogul’, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. He was convicted on Friday of being involved in a rally without permission. This information was reported in a BBC news today.
Jimmy was convicted two years ago of involvement in pro-democracy protests. Jimmy, 63, is the founder of Apple Daily. The newspaper is a fierce critic of Beijing.
In addition to Jimmy, several others were sentenced in court today. Among them are Martin Lee, a 62-year-old veteran preacher, and Margaret, a 63-year-old lawyer. However, Margaret’s sentence has been suspended. These sentences have been given for taking part in the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong on 16 August and 31 August 2019.
China’s crackdown on democrats is on the rise. The verdict came.
