HK court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in landmark security trial

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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was on Monday (Dec 15) found guilty on two counts of foreign collusion and of seditious publication, in one of the Chinese city's highest-profile national security trials.  Read more at https://url-shortener.me/3GQ1  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Hong Kong's high court on Monday found pro-democracy activist and media boss Jimmy Lai

00:07guilty of working with foreign forces to harm national security.

00:11It also found the 78-year-old guilty of conspiracy to publish seditious material.

00:17These charges come from a tough national security law put in place by China

00:21and could leave him facing life in prison.

00:24The case has drawn international scrutiny of Hong Kong's judicial independence

00:28amid a years-long crackdown on rights and freedoms.

00:32Judge Esther Toh told the crowded courtroom there was no doubt

00:36that Lai had felt strong anger toward China for many of his adult years.

00:41Hong Kong security police chief Steve Lee welcomed the ruling and called the judges professional.

00:47Lai had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

00:49He started the now-closed Apple Daily newspaper

00:52and has been one of the strongest critics of China's Communist Party leadership.

00:56He has already spent five years in jail pending the outcome of his case

01:01and will be sentenced at a later date.

01:03Lai's lawyer, Stephen Kwan, said any decision on an appeal would come after the sentencing.

01:09A pre-sentencing hearing where Lai can plead for lenience is scheduled for early next year.

01:26Do I have a few attempts at a couple other points?

01:29I know what I did, but I do.

01:31You know, you don't need to be in a place to take a long time for it,

01:31I don't need to leave your case.

01:31I know if you don't need to take a long time for a minute.

01:33You can take a long time for some time to take a long time for a little bit.

01:33I know he doesn't need to take a long time for a little bit.

01:35I know that Lai's lawyer has been involved with any process of the laws.

01:36His lawyer, Stephen Kwan, said a lot of counsel for him,

01:37don't know that if he did not have to leave a court.

01:38He doesn't want to try to keep a long time for his mind.

01:40He's talking to Lai's lawyer, but I know that I'm about to others.

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