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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Jessie Pang

Six former staff of Hong Kong newspaper plead guilty to conspiracy to commit collusion

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Apple Daily newspaper is seen at the headquarters of its publisher Next Digital after the announcement that the newspaper is folding its operations earlier, in Hong Kong, China June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Six former staff of Hong Kong's defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces in a closely watched national security case.

The six pleaded guilty to conspiring with media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other people to request a foreign country or organisation “to impose sanctions or blockade, or engage in other hostile activities” against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments between July 2020 and June 2021.

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