Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai returned to jail until at least February
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from on (#5C8NB)
Court grants prosecutors' request to appeal against bail order on media mogul
The Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been returned to jail after the city's highest court ruled in favour of prosecutors' request for leave to appeal against his already highly restrictive bail order.
The decision will keep the 76-year-old in jail until at least February, even though he has not been accused of a violent crime and is not considered a flight risk.
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