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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kanis Leung

Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai's bid to throw out sedition charge

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A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a bid by prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai to throw out a sedition charge against him, delivering the ruling on the third day of his landmark national security trial.

Lai, 76, was arrested during the city's crackdown on dissidents following huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.

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