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The defence team of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying said today that the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon will not appeal his 20-year prison sentence for crimes against China’s national security.
Jimmy Lai’s legal team confirmed the decision to the Associated Press news agency via text message, without stating the reasons for ending a legal battle that lasted several years.
Read more about this topic: Hong Kong Court sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison
On February 9, Lai, founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, currently aged 78, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison for collusion with foreign forces and seditious publication.
