Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Wins Rare Appeal Over 2022 Fraud Case

A Hong Kong court has overturned former media mogul Jimmy Lai’s 2022 fraud conviction, in a rare win for the pro-democracy advocate serving a 20-year sentence for separate national security charges.

The city’s Court of Appeal on Thursday quashed the prison term of five years and nine months for the fraud case. The founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper was previously convicted for using the former headquarters of his media company for purposes not specified in a lease.