{"id":144870,"date":"2023-12-19T02:39:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T02:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=144870"},"modified":"2023-12-19T02:39:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T02:39:34","slug":"anger-erupts-over-the-show-trial-of-a-hong-kong-media-tycoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/world-news\/anger-erupts-over-the-show-trial-of-a-hong-kong-media-tycoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Anger erupts over the &apos;show trial&apos; of a Hong Kong media tycoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Anger erupts over the &#8216;show trial&#8217; of a Hong Kong media tycoon as David Cameron calls the proceedings &#8216;politically motivated&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Jimmy Lai was arrested in 2020 during pro-democracy protests crackdown<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The trial of a Hong Kong media tycoon for &#8216;national security crimes&#8217; began yesterday amid widespread international condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, has described the prosecution of Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence, as &#8216;politically motivated&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lai, 76, who published the now defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was arrested in 2020 following a crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the former British colony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is charged with colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to publish seditious publications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/00\/79109069-12879335-image-a-47_1702947281192.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lord Cameron has described the prosecution of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as &#8216;politically motivated&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/00\/79109059-12879335-image-a-48_1702947283811.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Lai, 76, who published the now defunct Apple Daily newspaper, is charged with colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to publish seditious publications<\/p>\n<p>His son Sebastien Lai, who met Lord Cameron last week, told the BBC&#8217;s Today programme: &#8216;This is entirely a show trial, there is no jury and three government-appointed judges.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lord Cameron said: &#8216;As a prominent and outspoken journalist and publisher, Jimmy Lai has been targeted in a clear attempt to stop the peaceful exercise of his rights to freedom of expression and association.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I urge the Chinese authorities to repeal the national security law and end the prosecution of all individuals charged under it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12879335\/Anger-erupts-trial-Hong-Kong-media-tycoon-David-Cameron-calls-proceedings-politically-motivated.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anger erupts over the &#8216;show trial&#8217; 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