Posted 1/2/2024, 5:06:10 AM
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty to National Security Charges
- Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon, pleads not guilty to national security and sedition charges
- Charges include conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiracy to publish seditious publications
- Lai faces up to life in prison under the controversial security law imposed by China
- Prosecution alleges Lai used his Apple Daily newspaper to push a political agenda and collude with foreign countries
- Trial expected to last 80 days with no jury under special national security law judges