Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong. The 78-year-old media tycoon and British citizen had denied all the charges against him, saying in court he was a "political prisoner" facing persecution from Beijing. Sky's Helen-Ann Smith reports. #SkyNews #jimmylai #hongkong
Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong. The 78-year-old media tycoon and British citizen had denied all the charges against him, saying in court he was a "political prisoner" facing persecution from Beijing. Sky's Helen-Ann Smith reports. #SkyNews #jimmylai #hongkong ♬ original sound - Sky News - Sky News