Trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai begins in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, December 18 A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents. Lai, 76,...

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Updated At : 01:26 PM Dec 19, 2023 IST

Hong Kong, December 18

A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents.

Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement against national security law. He was charged with colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to put out seditious publications.

The closely watched case is widely seen as a trial of press freedom and a test for judicial independence in the Asian financial hub.

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The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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