Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 13 months’ jail on Monday for his participation in a banned Tiananmen Square vigil. Photo: Winson Wong
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 13 months’ jail on Monday for his participation in a banned Tiananmen Square vigil. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 others get jail sentences ranging from 4½ to 14 months over banned Tiananmen Square vigil

  • The 74-year-old Apple Daily founder, already behind bars, is sentenced to 13 months, while his co-defendants are jailed for up to 14 months each
  • The group are the last of 24 to be sentenced for their roles in the 2020 candlelight vigil, which police banned for the first time in 30 years

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 13 months’ jail on Monday for his participation in a banned Tiananmen Square vigil. Photo: Winson Wong
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 13 months’ jail on Monday for his participation in a banned Tiananmen Square vigil. Photo: Winson Wong
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