Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai given heart monitor for final stretch of marathon trial


FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. - AP

HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor for the start of his final submissions in a landmark national security trial, following health concerns over heart palpitations.

Lai, 77, who founded the Apple Daily newspaper that was forced to close after a police raid and asset freeze in June 2021, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, and a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious material.

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