Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to go on trial

Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 16, 2023

Jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will go on trial in Hong Kong on Monday for national security crimes, facing life in prison in a case that has sparked international condemnation.

Lai, who is 76, is charged with several counts of “colluding with foreign forces” – a crime under a national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2020 following massive pro-democracy protests
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