Prosecutors claim Jimmy Lai continued with a criminal conspiracy even after Beijing imposed a new national security law in 2020; the 76-year-old media tycoon faces life in prison if convicted
Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted into a Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on February 1, 2021.When Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, following months of anti-government protests in 2019, officials repeatedly reassured people the legislation would not be retroactive.to undermine the Hong Kong government, cheering on protesters and lobbying for international sanctions.
Prosecutors argue Mr. Lai is guilty of a criminal conspiracy which began before the security law came into force but continued beyond June 30, 2020. Mr. Lai’s case is being heard by three national security judges handpicked by Hong Kong’s leader John Lee to hear sensitive cases. At times, they appeared sympathetic to Mr. Pang’s arguments that any alleged conspiracy involving Mr. Lai was ended or fundamentally changed by the security law coming into force, but not that this was sufficient to make the argument of “no case to answer” – which would result in an acquittal without Mr. Lai having to present a full defence.
“All he did was run a newspaper and write editorials which reflected some of the pro-democracy views of the Hong Kong population,” Mr. Price added.
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