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Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to plead not guilty in national security case

The Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai will face a court panel of three judges handpicked by the Hong Kong government. Photograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty

The founder of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, will stand trial without a jury in Hong Kong, after he told a court he would plead not guilty to national security charges.

On Monday, prosecutors told a case management hearing that Lai would challenge the accusations but six fellow executives and manager from the now-defunct Apple Daily or its parent company, Next Digital, intended to plead guilty.

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