Hong Kong government warn external parties of intervening in Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong government warn external parties of intervening in Jimmy Lai trial

Caution comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said getting the former media tycoon out of prison was a ‘priority’.

The closely watched trial of pro-democracy activist and former media mogul Jimmy Lai is coming to an end in Hong Kong. He has been in prison for four years. The indictment accuses him of publishing seditious materials and conspiring with foreign powers to subvert the state. Under the controversial national security law, he faces a life sentence, reports ČT Asia correspondent Barbora Šámalová.