Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court, in Hong Kong, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Lai, who founded the Apple Daily tabloid, has been charged under the city’s national security law, amid a widening crackdown on dissent, according to local media reports. - AP
HONG KONG, Dec 12 (dpa): Hong Kong media mogul and activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Saturday after being charged with foreign collusion, a new offence created this year under the city's national security law imposed by Beijing.
Prosecutors sought to adjourn the case until April, to allow more time for them to review the main evidence in the case: Lai’s Twitter account, which he used to criticize the Hong Kong and central governments.
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