Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai faces sentencing in national security trial

2026-02-09 - 01:47

A Hong Kong court will sentence former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying on Monday morning for violating the national security law, closing a chapter of what has become a geopolitical flashpoint between China and the West. Three High Court judges will hand down penalties to Lai, as well as six senior executives of his Apple Daily tabloid-style newspaper, three companies associated with the now-defunct outlet and two activists, in what is expected to be an hour-long hearing. Lai, 78, is facing a...