Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty in national security trial

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty in Hong Kong national security trial

Lai’s trial in Hong Kong began last month, launching what is expected to be a protracted legal exhibition capping several years of imprisonment.

Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty

HONG KONG (ChurchMilitant.com) - A Catholic businessman in Hong Kong pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces. Jimmy Lai in 1997 (Photo: Mike Clarke, AFP) Media mogul Jimmy Lai, who has been incarcerated since December 2020, entered his pleas in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Court while surrounded by heavy police guard. Lai faces the possibility of life imprisonment. Lai's now-shuttered newspaper, Apple Da…

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Hong Kong prosecutors allege activist Jimmy Lai encouraged democracy protests

The media tycoon is also alleged to have urged the US to take action against the ‘oppressive’ Chinese authorities in Beijing.

Hong Kong prosecutors allege activist Jimmy Lai encouraged democracy protests

Prosecutors in Hong Kong alleged on Wednesday that activist and publisher Jimmy Lai had encouraged the city’s residents to protest and urged the US to take action against the “oppressive” Chinese authorities in Beijing.