Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of national security offences

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Hong Kong’s High Court finds pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of colluding with foreign forces under China’s national security law, in a landmark verdict criticised internationally as a blow to press freedom.

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00:00Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been found guilty

00:04of conspiring to collude with foreign forces under China's national security law.

00:10A pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled for January.

00:13The conviction could see Lai face life in prison.

00:18The high court ruled that Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper,

00:23conspired to seek foreign intervention against Hong Kong and publish seditious material.

00:28Judge Esther To said there was no doubt Lai held long-standing hostility towards China.

00:34Beijing has long accused Lai of working with foreign powers to destabilize the city.

00:39Lai has already spent five years in jail and now faces possible life imprisonment

00:43under the sweeping security law imposed by Beijing after the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

00:49The verdict has drawn sharp criticism from rights groups.

00:53Amnesty International says the case highlights the systematic crushing

00:56of press freedom in Hong Kong.

00:58President of

01:10the son of the Lord, the law of the public and the court will be sent to power.

01:14The constitution of the new world will be sent to power.

01:17The constitution of the new world will be sent to power.

01:20The constitution of the new world will be sent to power,

01:23which is the governor's way of getting signed in the future.

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