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What was Jimmy Lai protesting about?
The 74-year-old was found guilty last week of inciting others to take part in an unlawful assembly. He was among thousands who defied a ban to attend last year’s vigil marking the killings in the Chinese capital.
How long is Jimmy Lai jailed for?
14 months
The Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking part in and inciting participation in a banned vigil last year for victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Is Jimmy Lai still in custody?
The 74-year-old has been in jail since December last year and is now serving a 20-month term for taking part in several unauthorized rallies in 2019. He is also facing two charges under the national security law and faces life in prison.
What has happened to Jimmy Lai?
Judge sentences Lai and seven others to jail for organising an unauthorised assembly on October 1, 2019. Jimmy Lai, the jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and prominent supporter of democracy, has been given a new prison sentence of 14 months for organising an unauthorised demonstration on October 1, 2019.
How did Jimmy Lai make his money?
By speculating in the stock market, he turned bonus money into enough cash to start his own clothes-making operation, which eventually became Giordano, a wildly successful casual clothing manufacturer and retailer with stores across East and Southeast Asia. The company became the subject of a 1990 HBS case study.
Is Jimmy Lai Catholic?
Lai is a practising Catholic.
Is Jimmy Lai free?
What happen to Jimmy Lai now?
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in an unauthorised assembly in 2019. Lai, 73, is currently already serving time for participating in other demonstrations that year.