Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai takes witness stand in collusion trial

Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 20, 2024

Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai said Wednesday that his now-shuttered newspaper represented Hong Kong's "core values" as he took the witness stand for the first time in his collusion trial. Lai's case is one of the most prominent prosecuted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020, with Western countries and rights groups demanding his release. The 76-year-old founder o