Ex-Hong Kong Mogul Jimmy Lai Avoids Longer Jail Term for Now
- Lai among eight sentenced for role in 2020 Tiananmen vigils
- Tycoon to serve 13 months while in jail for another offense
Jimmy Lai, leaves the Court of Final Appeal following a bail hearing on February.
Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
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A Hong Kong court sentenced democracy activist Jimmy Lai to 13 months in prison over his role in banned Tiananmen Square vigils last year, although the sentence won’t extend his time behind bars.
Lai, who was convicted on Thursday of inciting others to join an unauthorized assembly, was already serving 20 months in jail for his participation in 2019 anti-government protests. He also faces charges under Hong Kong’s national security law that are punishable by up to life in prison.