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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai given 20 years’ prison after national security trial

Japan Times 04:24 PM UTC Mon February 09, 2026 Technology
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai given 20 years’ prison after national security trial

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Lai’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.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); });

The founder of ​the feisty but shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, Lai was first arrested in August 2020 and was convicted last year.

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