US EditionJimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democratic firebrand who stood up to China
Jimmy Lai was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials under Hong Kong's national security law after a trial spanning over 150 days, facing life imprisonment.
- On Monday, verdicts in Jimmy Lai's national security trial are set to be delivered, with the 78-year-old media tycoon and defendant in custody since late 2020.
- Amid Beijing's intensified rhetoric, state media labeled Lai's publications, Apple Daily and Next magazine, as supporting the 2019 pro-democracy movement, deepening his legal exposure.
- Lai is charged with two counts that carry a potential life term, including conspiracy to foreign collusion, plus conspiracy to publish seditious publications and an additional fraud case.
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'This was never a fair trial': Jimmy Lai's Canadian-U.K. family condemn Hong Kong guilty finding
Judges in Hong Kong court found pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious material on Monday. His family in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., and the U.K say they're saddened, but not surprised by the decision.
Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong media magnate in support of Beijing's democracy and open critic, was convicted in a historic national security trial in the city court on Monday, which could put him in jail for the rest of his life.
The well-known media mogul Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of "violations against national security." The 78-year-old founder of the pro-democratic newspaper "Apple Daily", who openly criticized the CP regime, is now facing life imprisonment. He is also a British citizen.
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