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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zen Soo

Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to sedition and collusion charges

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The pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces as his landmark Hong Kong national security trial resumed on Tuesday.

The 76-year-old UK citizen is facing the prospect of life in prison if found guilty of the charges brought against him under draconian new national security laws.

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