HK tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 12 months for illegal assembly


Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai (second from left) arrives at the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Dec 31, 2020. - China Daily

HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Friday (April 16) to 12 months in prison for attending an illegal assembly in 2019.

Lai and six ex-lawmakers were convicted on April 1 of organising and knowingly taking part in an unauthorised assembly on Hong Kong Island on Aug 18,2019.

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