Hong Kong political freedoms in spotlight during bumper trial week; Jimmy Lai to testify during trial


(FILES) Millionaire media tycoon Jimmy Lai poses during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong on June 16, 2020. On November 20, 2024, jailed tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will testify in his collusion trial, breaking the silence he has kept over five previous trials and almost four years in jail. He will take the stand the day after the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy politicians and activists for a subversion case triggered by their holding an unofficial election primary. - AFP

HONG KONG (AFP): The erosion of political freedoms in Hong Kong will come under the spotlight this week with key developments in two high-profile national security trials.

On Wednesday, jailed tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will testify in his collusion trial, breaking the silence he has kept over five previous trials and almost four years in jail.

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