Mediamignat Jimmy Laya was found guilty of organizing unauthorized rates against Beijing in Hong Kong in 2019, and sentenced to the year in prison. This is reported by BBC News.
Lai was presented eight charges. Two of them were presented in accordance with the new law on the national security of the country, which may provide for the life sentence of imprisonment. In addition, on April 16, the prosecutor’s office nominated against Laya two more accusations of collusion with foreign forces and in conspiracy to prevent justice.
“I arrived in Hong Kong with one dollar. I got everything I have, thanks to this place. If this is the time of pile, this is my atonement,” said the billionaire before hearing.
73-year-old Lai – the founder of the Apple Daily opposition newspaper in Hong Kong is one of the toughest critics of Beijing. Rally on August 31, 2019, for participation in which Lai recognized his guilt, was originally canceled by the organizers, but people, despite this, came to protest.