HONG KONG (AP) A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city.
The railroading of Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai shows you can't expect justice in Hong Kong, writes Alex Frew McMillan, who says the publisher of Hong Kong's biggest tabloid was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for violating a lease, much like Al Capone was sentenced for tax evasion.
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