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Former Apple Daily Executives Seek Reduced Sentences in Hong Kong Security Case
Former Apple Daily executives seek lighter sentences citing guilty pleas, assistance to prosecution, and personal hardships amid national security law convictions.
- On Tuesday, former Apple Daily executives including Cheung Kim-hung and Chan Pui-man asked Hong Kong judges for reduced sentences after pleading guilty in 2022 to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.
- After Beijing imposed the security law, Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, was among the first arrested, while Apple Daily ran pro-democracy coverage since its 1995 founding.
- Noting their witness roles, lawyers emphasized that guilty pleas and cooperation can warrant sentence reductions, with Marco Li proposing halving Chan Pui-man's sentence after a 10-year starting point.
- The coming sentences will determine prison terms for six convicted former Apple Daily executives and serve as a barometer of Hong Kong's press freedom amid international criticism.
- After the paper's June 2021 closure, Apple Daily's final edition sold a million copies, and the Government of Hong Kong insists prosecutions are not about media freedom, though foreign governments and critics disagree.
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