# Claim 85

Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison and remains imprisoned.

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

- Statement: Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison and remains imprisoned.
- Field: status
- Value: Sentenced to 20 years, 2026-02-08
- About: [incident 2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law)
- Source: Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai convicted on bogus national security charges. https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/12/15/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-convicted-on-bogus-national-security-charges
- Publisher: Human Rights Watch
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-12-15

## Quotation from the source

> The court ruled that Lai was the 'mastermind' of the alleged conspiracies in all three counts.

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