A Hong Kong court sentences a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city.
abc.net.au/news/hong-kong-jails-pro-democracy-media-tycoon-over-fraud/101758184A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in prison over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city.
In October, Lai was found guilty of fraud for subletting part of the office space to a secretarial firm, which was also controlled by him, between 2016 and 2020.The second fraud count was for letting the same firm use the media outlet's office space in an alleged breach of lease agreements from 1998 to 2015.
He said Lai did not feel guilty about the moves, so there was no basis for the court to reduce his jail term.
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