ルビオ上院議員ら指導者、黎智英の「悲劇的な」20年の実刑判決を非難

“The Hong Kong High Court’s decision to sentence Jimmy Lai to 20 years is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case,” said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Feb. 9 statement.Jimmy Lai, Catholic entrepreneur and media tycoon, was sentenced on Feb. 9 to 20 years in prison over what Chinese officials claim were national security violations.The sentencing comes after Lai’s December 2025 conviction, which ended several years of what advocates have described as a politically motivated show…