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Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday after national security conviction
Jimmy Lai and six former Apple Daily executives face up to life imprisonment for conspiracy under Hong Kong's national security law, in a case criticized by international press freedom groups.
- The judiciary of Hong Kong announced Friday that Jimmy Lai will be sentenced at 10 a.m. next Monday after his December conviction under the national security law.
- Authorities say the measure was introduced after 2019 protests and led to Lai's arrest last month for conspiring with foreign forces and senior executives of Apple Daily.
- Lai pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his prior convictions relate to lesser offences, raising press freedom concerns in the former British colony.
- His co-defendants, including six former Apple Daily journalists and two activists, are expected back in court Monday, with pleas potentially reducing sentences, drawing criticism from the U.S. and Britain.
- With possible life terms, U.K. officials have called for Lai's release, noting he is a British citizen. The convictions under the security law carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
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