Jimmy Lai convicted in Hong Kong national security trial

Steve Li, Chief Superintendent of the National Security Department, announces the verdict. PICs/AFP (inset) Jimmy Lai.

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a national security trial in the city's court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of the charges.. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Lai, was arrested in August 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security law that was implemented after anti-government protests in 2019.

The founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was convicted on two counts of conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, in addition to one count of conspiracy to distribute seditious publications.

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