Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells court he advocated 'peaceful resistance'
Sunday, 24 November 2024 ()
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 22, 2024
Jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai on Friday said he had advocated for "peaceful resistance" against China's erosion of the city's freedoms and tried to "reduce violence" during huge democracy protests in 2019. Lai has been giving evidence for three days in his trial for collusion with foreign forces, an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing im
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