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Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years after national security conviction in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong.

The media tycoon and British citizen was found guilty ​of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one ​count of publishing seditious materials in December last year. The 78-year-old had denied all the charges against him, ‌saying in court he was a "political prisoner" facing persecution from Beijing.

His lawyer gave no comment when asked if he would appeal his sentence. On Sunday, the Hong Kong court said that Lai's sentence was in the most severe penalty "band" for offences of a "grave nature.

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