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I'm Ding Heng in Beijing.
Coming up, Hong Kong sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 years in landmark case.
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First up,
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has sentenced the Jamie Lai to 20 years in prison.
Lai was an instigator of anti-China riots in Hong Kong in 2019.
He was found guilty in December on two charges of conspiring to collude with external forces and a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
The court in Hong Kong issued the verdict in a national security case involving Lai and the three companies,
linked to the now defunct Apple Daily.
The trial began in December 2023.
So, for more joining us now on the line is Dr.