Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong judges set to rule on national security charges

Verdicts on foreign collusion and sedition charges are city’s most closely watched rulings in decadesLong-awaited verdicts in Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial will be delivered on Monday, one of the city’s most closely watched rulings since its return to Chinese rule in 1997.The Apple Daily founder has pleaded not guilty to two counts of “conspiracy to foreign collusion” under the security law, which carry a maximum penalty of life in prison, as well as one count of “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”. Continue reading...