A Hong Kong court sentenced former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, giving the pro-democracy advocate the heaviest penalty ever meted out under a Beijing-imposed national security law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/asia-pacific/crime-legal/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-20-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #jimmylai #hongkong #china #appledaily #democracy