Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has returned to West Kowloon Court alongside eight co-defendants, as three judges hear mitigation arguments from defence lawyers in his high-profile national security case on Monday.
The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily is the most prominent figure yet to be convicted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in June 2020.
Last month, he was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and a...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai may complete non-national security jail terms by June: prosecutor
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Source: scmp.com

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