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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Marie HEUCLIN

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Court Case A 'Show Trial': Son

Sebastien Lai is concerned for his father Jimmy Lai's health (Credit: AFP)

The son of the Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Tuesday that his father's trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham" but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court.

The 76-year-old media tycoon has been testifying for three days in Hong Kong about claims that he colluded with foreign forces, an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in mid-2020.

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