Jimmy Lai Trial: Hong Kong Judge Dismisses Freedom of Expression Defence

Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong judge dismisses freedom of expression defence

Madam Justice Esther Toh says fundamental rights have their limits, citing crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests in UK and US.

Palestine protest arrests in US, UK show free expression limited ‘in all countries,’ judge says in Jimmy Lai trial

The arrests of pro-Palestine protesters in the US and UK demonstrate that freedom of expression is not absolute “in all countries,” a hand-picked judge in jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial has said. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Senior Counsel Robert Pang, representing the jailed tycoon, continued his closing arguments on Friday after he was grilled about Lai’s vow to ‘not back down’ after Beijing’s…

After reported heart palpitations, Jimmy Lai wears heart monitor in court during his trial's closing arguments

Amid mounting health concerns, pro-democracy advocate and Catholic convert Jimmy Lai appeared before a Hong Kong court this week wearing a heart monitor, although a prison… The post After reported heart palpitations, Jimmy Lai wears heart monitor in court during his trial’s closing arguments appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Is Beijing Jimmy Lai’s best hope for freedom?

As the trial of Jimmy Lai enters the final stages in Hong Kong, supporters, friends, and family of the jailed newspaper publisher remain hopeful of his eventual release from prison.Jimmy Lai. Image via Doughty Street Chambers.Lai, who has been in prison — mostly solitary confinement — since 2020 on a range of charges, faces a potential life sentence if convicted of sedition under the terms of the territory’s National Security Law, imposed on the…