The case is widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedom in the city
Chung Pui-kuen, second left, former chief editor and Patrick Lam, left, former acting editor of the now-defunct independent media outlet Stand News leave the court on the last day of the publication's sedition trial closing statements, in Hong Kong on June 28, 2023.
It was shut down just months after the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, whose jailed founder Jimmy Lai is fighting collusion charges under a sweeping national security law enacted in 2020. “They reported the truth, they defended press freedom,“ said the man who works in risk management industry said.
Chung previously denied that Stand News was a political platform, and emphasized the importance of freedom of speech during the trial.
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