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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te denounced China on Tuesday via social media, decrying the life imprisonment of Hong Kong newspaper magnate Jimmy Lai announced over the weekend.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
The maximum penalty for his conviction was life imprisonment.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Derrick DeBruce, the man who fired the gun, also was sentenced to death but later had his sentence reduced to life imprisonment and died in prison.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Several of the charges filed against Rodriguez carry a maximum penalty of death or life imprisonment, Pirro's office said.
—Jack Date, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
The maximum penalty for his conviction was life imprisonment.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Derrick DeBruce, the man who fired the gun, also was sentenced to death but later had his sentence reduced to life imprisonment and died in prison.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Several of the charges filed against Rodriguez carry a maximum penalty of death or life imprisonment, Pirro's office said.
—Jack Date, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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