Jimmy Lai convicted in Hong Kong national security trial
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Senior party members previously alleged they had been told to disband or face severe consequences, including possible arrest.
To his supporters, former media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. Lai, 78, is an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who was arrested in 2020 under a national security law following massive anti-government protests that rocked Hong Kong the year before.
A leaked video of his court-martial has suddenly appeared
The government of China has described the protests that have gripped Hong Kong for the past five days as illegal and chaotic. Any mention of the demonstrations is quickly erased from the Internet. At the same time, many mainland Chinese, in the territory ...