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Pope Leo XIV this week said he “can\u2019t” comment on the 20-year sentence<\/a> imposed on a democracy activist in Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t comment,” the American-born Leo told<\/a> EWTN News, which covers Catholic news globally, while speaking to reporters in Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He added, “Let\u2019s pray for less hatred and more peace and work for authentic dialogue. God bless you all.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hong Kong publisher and democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who is a converted Catholic, was sentenced to 20 years by Beijing last month for violating their 2020 national security law, which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “unjust and tragic.”<\/p>\n

JIMMY LAI IS RISKING EVERYTHING FOR DEMOCRACY. WE CAN’T IGNORE WHAT CHINA IS DOING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“The conviction shows the world that Beijing<\/a> will go to extraordinary lengths to silence those who advocate fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong,” Rubio said in a statement. “The United States urges the authorities to grant Mr. Lai humanitarian parole.”<\/p>\n

The 78-year-old founded the now-closed Hong Kong-based Apple Daily in 1995, while the island was still under British rule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lai\u2019s sentence closed one of the country\u2019s most consequential national security cases since Beijing imposed the sweeping new law in 2020 in the wake of months-long anti-Chinese Communist Party protests in 2019, which were sparked by fears Beijing was eroding Hong Kong\u2019s promised autonomy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They were followed by a sweeping security crackdown that criminalized dissent and reshaped the city\u2019s legal system.<\/p>\n

CHINA PHONY CONVICTION OF JIMMY LAI IS A WARNING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lai had been arrested several times during the 2019 protests, and he was detained at his home in 2020. His newspaper was also raided at the time and closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was found guilty in December of attempting to undermine national security.\u00a0<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump said in December that he had personally urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to release Lai.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I spoke to President Xi about it, and I asked to consider his release,” Trump said. “He\u2019s not well, he\u2019s an older man, and he\u2019s not well, so I did put that request out. We\u2019ll see what happens.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/pope-leo-says-he-cant-comment-20-year-sentence-hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-jimmy-lai <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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