Who else was sentenced alongside Jimmy Lai?published at 04:41 GMT
Apple Daily employees work in the printing room as the last edition of the newspaper is printed in Hong Kong
In addition to the penalties handed down to Lai on Monday, the court also convicted a number of former colleagues from his Apple Daily newspaper.
Those affiliated with Apple Daily included former editor-in-chief Ryan Law Wai-kwong, former executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung, former senior editorial writer Fung Wai-kong, former lead editorial writer Yeung Ching-kee, former associate publisher Chan Pui-man, and Cheung Kim-hung, former chief executive of Next Digital, the media company that owned Apple Daily.
Yeung, Chan and Cheung were considered “accomplice witnesses”: they not only pleaded guilty but also gave evidence for the prosecution, and were therefore given reduced sentences, according to court documents.
Law, Lam and Fung did not give evidence or assist the prosecution, and so each of their sentences was reduced to the statutory minimum of 10 years’ imprisonment for their guilty pleas.
