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Jimmy Lai and pro-democracy activists plead guilty in Hong Kong
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two pro-democracy activists face five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of participating in an illegal march during mass anti-government protests in 2019.
Key points:
- The media tycoon was part of several marches, most notably in August 2019
- Activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Yeung Sum also pleaded guilty
- These protests were over China’s increasing influence on the semi-autonomous region
The plea of guilty to joining the citywide unlawful protest comes a week after Lai and six more activists were found guilty in a separate court case over unauthorised assembly.
The other activists who pleaded guilty were Lee Cheuk-yan and Yeung Sum.
“I plead guilty, but I’ve done no wrong in affirming the rights of…
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