Lai Found Guilty in National Security Trial
Update: 2025-12-15
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Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong media owner and Beijing critic, was found guilty in a national security trial, potentially facing life in prison. The seventy-eight-year-old was convicted of collaborating with foreign entities to threaten national security and planning to publish articles inciting unrest. Despite claiming innocence, Lai was arrested in 2020 under Beijings national security law and sentenced for smaller crimes during his five-year imprisonment. The trial, lacking a jury, was closely watched by the US, UK, EU, and political experts to gauge media freedom and judicial independence in Hong Kong. Lai was found guilty on two counts of collaborating with foreign forces and one count of planning seditious publications, which could result in a sentence ranging from three years to life in prison.
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