US EditionRubio denounces ‘unjust’ Jimmy Lai sentence
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio called the 20-year sentence for Jimmy Lai under Hong Kong's national security law unjust and urged humanitarian parole for the 78-year-old media tycoon.
- Monday's ruling by a Beijing-backed Hong Kong court sentenced Jimmy Lai to 20 years, and Marco Rubio blasted it as `unjust and tragic` and urged `humanitarian parole`.
- Authorities prosecuted Lai for `conspiring to collude with foreign forces` and publishing `seditious articles` under a China-driven national security law.
- Lai has endured more than five years in solitary confinement and a two-year trial, while six former Apple Daily staffers and two activists received prison terms between just over six and 10 years.
- The United Nations and press freedom organisations condemned the sentence, while Yvette Cooper, British Foreign Secretary, urged humanitarian release for the 78-year-old British citizen.
- Observers warn the ruling serves as a warning to Taiwan and may invite diplomatic pressure; analysts say it is the longest sentence under China’s national security law, breaking 1997 autonomy promises.
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Jimmy Lai’s daughter hopes for ‘political solution’ after devastating sentence
(OSV News) — The daughter of imprisoned media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai said that while the 20-year sentence he was given was heartbreaking, her family, and especially her father, still trusts in “divine providence” for a solution. In a video interview with OSV News, hours after a court in Hong Kong delivered its ruling Feb. 9, Claire Lai said her family is looking beyond the legal system for a political solution. Sentenc…
China claims the Hong Konger just sentenced to 20 years in prison is Chinese. The UK begs to differ
Monday’s sentencing of Hong Kong democracy advocate and one-time media magnate Jimmy Lai brought an outcry from governments and rights groups. Chinese and Hong Kong authorities defended it, saying it reflected the spirit of the rule of law. The 78-year-old Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles. His co-defen…
Hong Kong court jails media tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years upon national security convictions
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance jailed media tycoon and Apple Daily newspaper founder Jimmy Lai for 20 years on Monday following his national security conviction in December. This marks the latest development in a years-long legal battle and the heaviest sentence since the promulgation of the 2020 National Security Law. Lai was one of the most high-profile government critics over the decades, and was outspoken about the deterioration of fr…
Jimmy Lai, a symbol of the end of freedom in Hong Kong
EDITORIAL. The 20-year prison sentence handed down to the pro-democracy activist and former media tycoon is the latest sign of the ruthless crackdown under the authority of Xi Jinping, marking the end of the freedom that once set the former British colony apart.
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