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Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai denies inciting hatred towards China in trial

HONGKONG-SECURITY/LAI (CORRECTED, PIX):REFILE-Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai denies inciting hatred towards China in trial

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Published on Nov 21, 2024 06:15 PM IST

Reuters |

Hong Kong tycoon pleads not guilty in national security trial; charges explained

The 76-year-old is the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai poses during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong.(AFP)

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Published on Jan 02, 2024 10:34 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Hong Kong trials put spotlight on Beijing

The Jimmy Lai trial will be watched, too closely for Beijing’s comfort.

Jimmy Lai: Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, center, leaves the Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal.(AP)

editorials

Published on Dec 19, 2023 10:00 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Hong Kong court delays Jimmy Lai national security trial, again

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong’s high court said on Tuesday the start of the trial will be rescheduled to Sept. 25 and proceedings are slated to last until Nov. 21.

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Published on Dec 13, 2022 10:02 AM IST

Bloomberg |

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over fraud in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai: Jimmy Lai was arrested during a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement following widespread protests in 2019.

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Published on Dec 10, 2022 10:18 AM IST

PTI |

Jimmy Lai, seven other Hong Kong dissidents jailed for rallies against China

Lai, who is already behind bars for taking part in earlier protests, was given 14 months after pleading guilty to organising an unlawful assembly on October 1, 2019.

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Published on May 29, 2021 08:11 AM IST

Agencies | , Hong Kong

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to more jail time over 2019 protest

Lai and nine others were charged with incitement to take part in an unauthorized assembly, for their roles in an anti-government protest on Oct. 1, 2019, when they walked down a road with thousands of others.

With the two sentences combined, Lai will serve a total of 20 months behind bars.(AP file photo)

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Published on May 28, 2021 10:19 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Hong Kong

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai among five democracy activists jailed

Hong Kong's District Court Judge Amanda Woodcock gave Lai a 15-month sentence, reduced by three months in mitigation.

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the founder of Apple Daily, leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van, in Hong Kong.(Reuters / File)

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Published on Apr 16, 2021 02:32 PM IST

Reuters |

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee found guilty for attending 2019 protest

The court case is the latest in a series of major setbacks in recent weeks for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp.

Martin Lee was among 15 prominent democracy activists accused last year of participating in a historic, but unauthorised, march on Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)(AP)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2021 01:20 PM IST

Bloomberg |

Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai denied bail again

Lai is one of several activists facing charges and possibly lengthy prison terms under the sweeping National Security Law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city last year following massive anti-government protests in 2019.

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, looks on as he leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van, in Hong Kong on February 1, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

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Published on Feb 18, 2021 08:55 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Prashasti Singh, Hong Kong

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested again while in jail: Report

He was arrested in an August raid by about 200 police officers on the newsroom of his Apple Daily, known for its feisty and critical coverage of China and Hong Kong.

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at a court in Hong Kong.(AP/ File photo)

world news

Published on Feb 17, 2021 04:53 PM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Prashasti Singh

Veteran Hong Kong activists on trial over huge democracy rally

As they entered court on Tuesday, some of the activists flashed a three-finger salute, a symbol now used across Asia to protest authoritarianism.

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, currently in custody after his arrest under Beijing's new national security law, is also among those on trial.(AP)

world news

Published on Feb 16, 2021 11:14 AM IST

AFP | , Hong Kong

Hong Kong denies bail for opposition publisher Jimmy Lai

Lai was arrested in a December sweep against pro-democracy activists accused over their involvement in 2019 anti-government protests.

Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, right, arrives at Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.(AP)

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Published on Feb 09, 2021 10:26 AM IST

AP |

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to wait for bail verdict in national security case

Lai had been in custody since Dec. 3, except for when he was released on bail for about a week late last year. He was granted a HK$10 million ($1.3 million) bail by a lower court on Dec. 23 only for the Court of Final Appeal to bring him back into custody on Dec. 31 for another hearing.

Jimmy Lai, 73, was denied bail in a fraud case Thursday, potentially keeping him behind bars for months as he battles more serious foreign collusion allegations under the security law(AP)

world news

Published on Feb 01, 2021 05:05 PM IST

Reuters |

Hong Kong government critic Jimmy Lai returns to court

Lai was brought to the Court of Final Appeal in a prison van and entered through an inflatable tunnel as large numbers of journalists sought to capture the scene.

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Published on Feb 01, 2021 03:38 PM IST

AP |

Hong Kong’s top court puts media tycoon Jimmy Lai back in custody

The Court of Final Appeal’s ruling comes a week after Lai, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy activists who is accused of colluding with foreign forces, was released on HK$10 million ($1.3 million) bail along with extensive restrictions that included barring him from using social media.

Media mogul Jimmy Lai, a critic of Beijing who had been a frequent visitor to Washington, is widely believed to be a target of the new national security law.(REUTERS)

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Published on Dec 31, 2020 02:55 PM IST

Hong Kong | ByReuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai steps down from Next Digital helm

Jimmy Lai, a prominent critic of Beijing and local authorities, tendered his resignation “in order to spend more time dealing with his personal affairs,” according to a statement from the media group he founded three decades ago. He also stepped down from the position of executive director.

Jimmy Lai, who has been frequently criticized by Chinese authorities for his support for local democratic movements, was released on bail by a Hong Kong court last week(via REUTERS)

business

Published on Dec 30, 2020 10:45 AM IST

ByBloomberg | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai released on bail

Lai, an outspoken advocate for democracy in Hong Kong, was charged with fraud on December 3 for allegedly violating the lease terms for office space for his media company, Next Digital.

Lai appeared in court Wednesday and was granted bail by the High Court. He had been kept behind bars since December 3.(AP)

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Published on Dec 23, 2020 01:44 PM IST

Hong Kong | ByAssociated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh

Hong Kong becoming another Chinese-run communist city, says Mike Pompeo

The US secretary of state also said the United States has challenged the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 24, 2020. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo(REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2020 12:55 PM IST

Hong Kong | ByAsian News International | Posted by Karan Manral

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after being charged with national security law

Lai was handcuffed and chained around the waist while being escorted to court earlier today, South China Morning Post reported He is expected to spend the coming four months in detention while police comb through his social media posts and examine his overseas visits to gather evidence.

Lai’s lawyers said they originally planned to bail him out for the previous case through the higher Court of First Instance next Tuesday.(AP Photo)

world news

Updated on Dec 13, 2020 07:18 AM IST

Hong Kong | ByAsian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Mike Pompeo slams China for charging Jimmy Lai under National Security Law

Pompeo further went on to accuse the Chinese Communist Party of its authoritarian rule and making a mockery of the justice in the region.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo(Reuters)

world news

Published on Dec 12, 2020 11:50 AM IST

Washington | ByAsian News International| Posted by Mallika Soni

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law

Lai, who founded the Apple Daily tabloid, was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security, local broadcaster TVB reported Friday. He is the most high-profile person out of more than two dozen charged under the law since it was implemented in June.

Lai was arrested under the national security law in August.(AP file Photo)

world news

Updated on Dec 11, 2020 01:55 PM IST

Hong Kong | ByAssociated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge

Jimmy Lai was among 10 people on arrested August 10 on ‘suspicion of violating a national security law and collusion with a foreign country.’

world news

Published on Dec 03, 2020 10:27 AM IST

Hong Kong | ByAssociated Press | Posted by Mallika Soni

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai distances his newspaper Apple Daily from Biden report

NBC said an Apple Daily spokesperson had informed it that the newspaper had worked with blogger and academic Christopher Balding on the document.

NBC reported on Friday that a 64-page document making claims involving Joe Biden’s son and business deals in China was produced by a “fake intelligence firm” called Typhoon Investigations(Bloomberg)

world news

Published on Oct 31, 2020 01:47 PM IST

Hong Kong | ByBloomberg | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh

‘They just took everything’: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai on police raids

Lai said police did not wait for his lawyers to arrive at his office and took away documents.

Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong.(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Oct 15, 2020 01:34 PM IST

Hong Kong | ByReuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

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Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Bhushan posted two tweets, one on the Supreme Court on June 27 and the second on CJI Bobde on June 29. He was served notice by the SC on July 22.(Karun Sharma/HT file photo)

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Updated on Aug 14, 2020 09:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Jimmy Lai says he was arrested on ‘trumped up’ charges

He said Hong Kong’s future as Asia’s main financial hub was uncertain if there was no respect for the rule of law under the new security measures.

Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily speaks during an interview to response national security legislation in Hong Kong, Chin.(REUTERS)

world news

Published on Aug 14, 2020 08:35 AM IST

ByBloomberg | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Arrest of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘a terrible thing’, says Trump

Lai, a staunch supporter of the city’s democracy movement, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces as police raided the offices of his Apple Daily tabloid.

US President Donald Trump said the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was a ‘terrible thing’.(REUTERS)

world news

Published on Aug 14, 2020 07:45 AM IST

Washington | ByReuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh

‘Fight on’: Arrested Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai tells staff

Lai was among 10 people detained under the new law on Monday as around 200 police officers searched the newsroom of his Apple Daily tabloid, which is unapologetically critical of Beijing.

Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, detained by the national security unit in Hong Kong(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Aug 12, 2020 07:38 PM IST

Hong Kong | ByAgence France-Presse | Posted by Prashasti Singh

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s arrest sends warning to Hong Kong’s free press

For the global business community, which relies on the rule of law and stability that Hong Kong offers, threats to the free press are troubling, said Imogen T. Liu, a political economist affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands

A sign displaying the day's print run of the Apple Daily newspaper, published by Next Media Ltd., is posted on a wall at the company's printing facility in Hong Kong, China on August 11, 2020.(Bloomberg Photo)

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Updated on Aug 11, 2020 08:23 AM IST

ByBloomberg| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

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HONGKONG-SECURITY/LAI (CORRECTED, PIX):REFILE-Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai denies inciting hatred towards China in trial

The 76-year-old is the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

The Jimmy Lai trial will be watched, too closely for Beijing’s comfort.

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong’s high court said on Tuesday the start of the trial will be rescheduled to Sept. 25 and proceedings are slated to last until Nov. 21.

Jimmy Lai: Jimmy Lai was arrested during a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement following widespread protests in 2019.

Lai, who is already behind bars for taking part in earlier protests, was given 14 months after pleading guilty to organising an unlawful assembly on October 1, 2019.

Lai and nine others were charged with incitement to take part in an unauthorized assembly, for their roles in an anti-government protest on Oct. 1, 2019, when they walked down a road with thousands of others.

Hong Kong's District Court Judge Amanda Woodcock gave Lai a 15-month sentence, reduced by three months in mitigation.

The court case is the latest in a series of major setbacks in recent weeks for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp.

Lai is one of several activists facing charges and possibly lengthy prison terms under the sweeping National Security Law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city last year following massive anti-government protests in 2019.

He was arrested in an August raid by about 200 police officers on the newsroom of his Apple Daily, known for its feisty and critical coverage of China and Hong Kong.

As they entered court on Tuesday, some of the activists flashed a three-finger salute, a symbol now used across Asia to protest authoritarianism.

Lai was arrested in a December sweep against pro-democracy activists accused over their involvement in 2019 anti-government protests.

Lai had been in custody since Dec. 3, except for when he was released on bail for about a week late last year. He was granted a HK$10 million ($1.3 million) bail by a lower court on Dec. 23 only for the Court of Final Appeal to bring him back into custody on Dec. 31 for another hearing.

Lai was brought to the Court of Final Appeal in a prison van and entered through an inflatable tunnel as large numbers of journalists sought to capture the scene.

Jimmy Lai, a prominent critic of Beijing and local authorities, tendered his resignation “in order to spend more time dealing with his personal affairs,” according to a statement from the media group he founded three decades ago. He also stepped down from the position of executive director.

Lai, an outspoken advocate for democracy in Hong Kong, was charged with fraud on December 3 for allegedly violating the lease terms for office space for his media company, Next Digital.

The US secretary of state also said the United States has challenged the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law.

Lai was handcuffed and chained around the waist while being escorted to court earlier today, South China Morning Post reported He is expected to spend the coming four months in detention while police comb through his social media posts and examine his overseas visits to gather evidence.

Pompeo further went on to accuse the Chinese Communist Party of its authoritarian rule and making a mockery of the justice in the region.

Lai, who founded the Apple Daily tabloid, was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security, local broadcaster TVB reported Friday. He is the most high-profile person out of more than two dozen charged under the law since it was implemented in June.

Jimmy Lai was among 10 people on arrested August 10 on ‘suspicion of violating a national security law and collusion with a foreign country.’

NBC said an Apple Daily spokesperson had informed it that the newspaper had worked with blogger and academic Christopher Balding on the document.

Lai said police did not wait for his lawyers to arrive at his office and took away documents.

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

He said Hong Kong’s future as Asia’s main financial hub was uncertain if there was no respect for the rule of law under the new security measures.

Lai, a staunch supporter of the city’s democracy movement, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces as police raided the offices of his Apple Daily tabloid.

Lai was among 10 people detained under the new law on Monday as around 200 police officers searched the newsroom of his Apple Daily tabloid, which is unapologetically critical of Beijing.

For the global business community, which relies on the rule of law and stability that Hong Kong offers, threats to the free press are troubling, said Imogen T. Liu, a political economist affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands

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