Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai finishes testifying in national security trial


Lai, whose health is fragile according to his family, faces a possible life sentence under a China-imposed national security law. - Photo: Reuters

HONG KONG: Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai finished testifying in court on Thursday (March 6) in a landmark national security trial where he stands accused of colluding with foreign forces and sedition.

March 6 marked day 144 of the trial against Lai and his 52nd day in the witness box, after which he thanked the judges and waved to his supporters.

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