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Erin Hale, Kate Mayberry

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law

Jimmy Lai getting out of a prison van during a February 2021 court appearance [File: Tyrone Siu/Reuters]

The national security trial of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is due to begin on Monday, more than a year after it was originally scheduled to start, and three years since he was first imprisoned.

The 76-year-old, who is also a British citizen, stands accused of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and publish seditious material.

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