Hong Kong convicts Jimmy Lai in national security case
Hong Kong’s High Court has found billionaire media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiring to commit sedition and foreign collusion, marking the most high-profile trial since Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement six years ago.
Source Financial Times
The trial has been seen both locally and internationally as a key indicator of political and media freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, causing tensions between Beijing and Western countries. Lai, aged 78 and holding British citizenship, denied all charges. He faces a potential life sentence.
This verdict could have a significant impact on the future of free speech and political opposition in Hong Kong, as well as on the city’s international relations.
