HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced several activists and opposition figures, including media mogul Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 months in prison. The court sentenced the 73-year-old Lai, who is already in jail for other alleged offences, to an additional 14 months' imprisonment. Nine other defendants were sentenced to prison terms of up to 18 months, including two who were handed suspended sentences.
The defendants were charged with incitement to take part in an unauthorised assembly in a protest in October 2019. Lai, founder of the independent newspaper Apple Daily, is currently serving a separate sentence for other convictions related to unauthorised rallies in 2019.
The sentences combine for a total of 20 months behind bars. IANS
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