Hong Kong Overturns Fraud Conviction Against Jimmy Lai
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A Hong Kong court overturned a 2022 fraud conviction against pro-democracy activist and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, which had resulted in a five-year, nine-month sentence tied to alleged subletting violations of a government land lease. Despite the reversal, Lai remains in custody since 2020 and is currently serving a 20-year sentence from a separate case for conspiring to publish seditious material and to collude with foreign elements.
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