If convicted, the media tycoon faces up to life imprisonment.
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 leasing violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city.
In October, Lai was found guilty of fraud for subletting part of the office space to a secretarial firm, which was also controlled by him, between 2016 and 2020. The second fraud count was for letting the same firm use the media outlet’s office space in an alleged breach of lease agreements from 1998 to 2015.The court at that time ruled the moves had violated lease agreements with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp.
Lai’s former colleague Wong Wai-keung, who was convicted on a single charge of fraud over the case, must serve 21 months in jail, Chan added.
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