Mr. Lai, who was found guilty on Monday in a landmark national security trial, has for decades been a rare figure in Hong Kong: A politically outspoken tycoon.
Prosecutors say a city official on Jeju Island in South Korea stole more than $400,000 by pocketing the sale of government-issued trash bags that cost as little as 7 cents each.
In South Korea, general waste must be put in official bags issued by the city. They are unique to each district and can be purchased from local stores.
The militant group took more than 250 hostages from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including 31 from Thailand. The remains of all but one other hostage, an Israeli, have been recovered.
Placards of hostage, Sudthisak Rinthalak, during a rally calling for the immediate return of the remains of all hostages held in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv in November.
Residential buildings in Seoul, the South Korean capital, in August. Four people were arrested over the infiltration of 120,000 home security cameras, police said.
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