Claim 513

Conviction on the existing national security charges could bring the defendants a sentence of life imprisonment.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Conviction on the existing national security charges could bring the defendants a sentence of life imprisonment.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: potential life sentence
About: incident 2021-hong-kong-apple-daily-forced-closure
Source: Hong Kong authorities file new charges against Jimmy Lai and six other Apple Daily executives in fresh media crackdown
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-12-29

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could face life in prison