Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media tycoon over fraud

A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over two fraud charges linked to lease violations (Kin Cheung/AP)

A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over two fraud charges linked to lease violations.

It is the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city.