Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial
- Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai's request to terminate his national security trial under a Beijing-imposed law, which allows no-jury trials for national security cases.
- Lai, founder of Apple Daily newspaper and a prominent critic of China's Communist Party, faces three charges under the national security law, including collusion with foreign forces and conspiracy to print seditious publications.
- Lai's lawyer had filed an application to halt the trial, citing concerns about the lack of transparency in the appointment of national security judges, approved by Hong Kong's Chief Executive.
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Jimmy Lai’s bid to terminate national security trial in Hong Kong rejected
A Hong Kong court has rejected a publisher’s request to terminate his national security trial, pressing ahead with a landmark case seen as part of Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong Court on Monday (May 29) rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. Jimmy Lai, 75, is the founder of now shut pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial
A Hong Kong Court on Monday rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong Court on Monday rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. Jimmy Lai, 75, is the founder of now shut pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and one of the most prominent Hong Kong critics of China's Communist Party leadership, including President Xi Jinping. La…
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial
A Hong Kong Court on Monday rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
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