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April 16 (UPI) — Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and Democratic Party founding chair Martin Lee Chu-ming were sentenced Friday over two anti-government protests in 2019 that opposed influence from mainland China. In West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, Lai received a 14-month sentence for his part in what Hong Kong officials called an unauthorized assembly during widespread anti-government protests. Lee received a suspended 11-month sentence in connection with the same marches. Advertisement Former Hong Kong legislators Leung Kwok-hung (18 months), Cyd Ho (8 months), AuNok-hin (10 months), Margaret Ng (12 months), Leung Yiu-chung (8 months) and Albert Ho (12 months) were…
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