Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for Oct 1 unauthorised assembly

Berita 24 English -  Jimmy Lai, the ailing Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic, was sentenced to an additional 14 months in prison on ...

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Berita 24 English - Jimmy Lai, the ailing Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic, was sentenced to an additional 14 months in prison on Friday for organizing an illegal assembly on Oct. 1, 2019, during one of the city's pro-democracy rallies that year.

District Court Judge Amanda Woodcock pronounced the sentence.

This month, Lai is already serving a 14-month prison sentence for his role in similar demonstrations on Aug. 18 and Aug. 31, 2019 – and nine other activists pleaded guilty to organizing an unauthorized assembly.