Posted 1/2/2024, 12:12:00 PM
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty to Sedition Charges
- Media mogul Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to 3 charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries
- Lai was sentenced to over 5 years in prison last month for fraud related to his newspaper, Apple Daily
- Prosecution alleges Lai is a "radical political figure" who used his media platform to advance his political agenda
- Played clips of Lai urging foreign leaders, including Trump, to impose "draconian" measures on China
- Lai among string of pro-democracy activists arrested in recent years as Hong Kong authorities crack down on dissent