HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court will hand down a verdict Thursday for two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a case that is widely seen as a...
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court will hand down a verdict Thursday for two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a caseas a barometer for the future of media freedom in the city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia.former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were arrested in December 2021. They pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications.
Resident Kevin Ng, who was among the first in the line, said he used to be a reader of Stand News and has been following the trial. Ng, 28, said he read less news after its shutdown, feeling the city has lost some critical voices. He said if the editors were found guilty, his would have “complex feelings.”
Chung previously denied that Stand News was a political platform, and emphasized the importance of freedom of speech during the trial. Stand News shut down in December 2021, following a high-profile police raid at its office and the arrests. Armed with a warrant to seize relevant journalistic materials, more than 200 officers participated in the operation.
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