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Defence Begins Closing Arguments In Hong Kong Trial Of Jimmy Lai

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 77, is on trial on charges under Hong Kong's national security law that would see him jailed for life (Credit: AFP)

A lawyer representing Jimmy Lai said Wednesday it was "not wrong to support freedom of expression" as the defence began closing arguments in the jailed Hong Kong media mogul's national security trial.

The 77-year-old founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper has contested two counts of foreign collusion, with authorities accusing him of using various platforms to lobby Western nations to sanction China and Hong Kong.

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