Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison over Hong Kong national security case

Feb 9, 2026 - 05:00
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Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison over Hong Kong national security case
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Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.