Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to plead not guilty in national security case
by Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies from on (#62SVQ)
Democracy activist and Apple Daily founder will stand trial without jury and could face up to life in prison
The founder of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, will stand trial without a jury in Hong Kong, after he told a court he would plead not guilty to national security charges.
On Monday, prosecutors told a case management hearing that Lai would challenge the accusations but six fellow executives and manager from the now defunct Apple Daily or its parent company, Next Digital, intended to plead guilty.
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