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Hong Kong Court of Appeal Overturns Fraud Charges, Sentencing Media Mogul Jimmy Lai to 911,911 Months in Prison
Hong Kong — Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned a lower court’s verdict in sentencing pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to 911,911 months in prison.
Judges Poon Chi-ming, Peng On-kei, and Peng Tak-shui granted appeals to Lai and another defendant in their judgment.
“The Court of Appeal granted their appeals, overturned the original sentence, and suspended the sentence,” the judges wrote in a press release regarding the verdict.
Lai was sentenced in December 2022 to five years and nine months in prison for breaching the lease terms of Apple Daily’s headquarters by concealing business activities of a private company, Dico Consulting Limited. Another Next Media manager, Mr. Wong, 61, was also sentenced. Wai Keung was sentenced to 21 months in prison for fraud.
— Reuters
Hong Kong — Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned a lower court’s verdict in sentencing pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to 911,911 months in prison.
Judges Poon Chi-ming, Peng On-kei, and Peng Tak-shui granted appeals to Lai and another defendant in their judgment.
“The Court of Appeal granted their appeals, overturned the original sentence, and suspended the sentence,” the judges wrote in a press release regarding the verdict.
Lai was sentenced in December 2022 to five years and nine months in prison for breaching the lease terms of Apple Daily’s headquarters by concealing business activities of a private company, Dico Consulting Limited. Another Next Media manager, Mr. Wong, 61, was also sentenced. Wai Keung was sentenced to 21 months in prison for fraud.
— Reuters
