Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison
The Guardian – World —
Family of media tycoon say he will ‘die a martyr behind bars’ amid widespread criticism from press freedom groupsJimmy Lai, the media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences, a punishment his daughter said could mean “he will die a martyr behind bars”.Claire Lai said the sentence was “heartbreakingly cruel” given her 78-year-old father’s declining health, while her brother Sebastien Lai called the sentence “draconian” and “devastating”. Continue reading...