The former media tycoon has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for instigating anti-Beijing riots
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday sentenced former media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, drawing renewed attention from some Western governments, while Chinese officials and analysts stressed that the case falls squarely within China’s internal affairs.
Lai, 76, was found guilty in December on two charges of conspiring to collude with external forces and one charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials. The charges stem from his role as the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily…
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