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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

Jimmy Lai jailed: Pro-democracy media tycoon's family blast 'devastating' 20-year prison sentence in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.

The British citizen’s sentence on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces ‌and one for publishing seditious materials ends a legal saga that has spanned nearly five years.

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