
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's sentencing was an "unjust and tragic conclusion" to the case and urged authorities to grant him "humanitarian parole."
Lai was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, ending the city's biggest national security case which drew global concern about Beijing's clampdown on freedoms in the former British colony.