Hong Kong tycoon given 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
The Hindu
The District Court convicted seven others on similar charges and handed out sentences of up to 14 months.
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last year’s , amid a crackdown by Chinese authorities that has rolled back the semi-autonomous city’s civil liberties.
The District Court convicted seven others on similar charges and handed out sentences of up to 14 months.
Hong Kong’s government has banned the candlelight vigil for the past two years on pandemic control grounds, although it is widely believed the ban is intended to be permanent as authorities look to squelch the city’s pro-democracy movement.
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