Final arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai national security trial in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai’s trial, similar to other national security cases, is being presided over by designated judges instead of a jury. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.

Government-picked judges are retiring to consider their verdict in the case, seen internationally as a crucial test of the rule of law in the city.