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Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai challenge to national security body
Fp Staff •Lai, the founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, is awaiting trial for 'collusion with foreign forces' – a violation under a security statute Beijing enacted in 2020 to crush dissent
Who is Jimmy Lai, jailed pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon despised by China?
Fp Explainers •Lawyers for Jimmy Lai, arguably the highest-profile China critic in Hong Kong, have asked for a meeting with Rishi Sunak. The media baron, a dual citizen of Britain and Hong Kong, has been languishing in jail since December 2020 after being arrested during China’s crackdown on the pro-democracy move
Hong Kong court pushes national security trial of Jimmy Lai to September 2023
•The trial was meant to start this month but has been delayed by months of legal wrangling over who can represent him
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed in lease violation case
•Lai was the founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily, known for its scathing criticism of Beijing and support of democracy. The daily collapsed last year after its funds were frozen and many of its senior staff were charged under the sweeping national security law imposed on Hong Kong
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to face no-jury trial
•Trial by jury has been used by Hong Kong's common law legal system for 177 years but legislation imposed by China in 2020 to curb dissent allows cases to be heard by dedicated national security judges
Hong Kong court sentences tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for Tiananmen vigil
•Lai, the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, has already been jailed for taking part in pro-democracy protests
Why pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily is likely to shut down 'in a matter of days'
Fp Staff •Politically, Apple Daily takes a pro-democracy and anti-China position and founder Jimmy Lai has repeatedly found himself on the receiving end of Chinese ire
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months over pro-democracy protests
•Lai, who is already behind bars for taking part in the protests, pleaded guilty to organising an unlawful assembly on 1 October, 2019. He will serve a total of 20 months in jail
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai granted bail; pro-democracy advocate faced fraud, national security-related charges
•Lai is among a recent string of pro-democracy activists and supporters arrested by Hong Kong police, prompting concerns that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory is cracking down on dissent following Beijing’s imposition of a national security law in June
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law
•The Apple Daily tabloid founder was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security