The drawn-out trial of the media mogul and pro-democracy advocate is reshaping Hong Kong’s judiciary.
Jimmy Lai is escorted to a prison van by Correctional Services officers, December 31, 2020. Credit: AP Images
Over the years, courtroom seven in Hong Kong’s High Court Building has hosted a number of blockbuster trials. Last month, one of its most high-profile was scheduled to begin: that of Jimmy Lai, the media mogul and founder of the now defunct Apple Daily, once the city’s largest newspaper.
Since he was first detained three years ago, Lai — a longtime pro-democracy advocate and critic of Beijing — has already been sentenced three times for joining unauthorized protests, and once for frau
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