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Hong Kong Starts Trial Of Pro-democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai stands accused of 'collusion' with foreign forces under a sweeping national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 (Credit: AFP)

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to stand trial Monday in Hong Kong, where he faces internationally condemned national security charges that could send him to jail for life.

Lai, 76, founded the now-shuttered Chinese-language tabloid Apple Daily, which often bashed Beijing and supported the huge protest movement that roiled Hong Kong in 2019.

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