Aug 13, 11:34 PM

Hong Kong Rainstorm Pauses Jimmy Lai’s Long-Running Security Trial

Closing arguments in the landmark national-security trial of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai were postponed on Thursday after Hong Kong’s Observatory raised its highest “black” rainstorm warning, forcing the West Kowloon Court to halt proceedings. Lai, 77, founder of the now-closed Apple Daily newspaper, has been in custody since December 2020 and is charged with conspiring to collude with foreign forces and to publish seditious material. The hearing, which began in December 2023 and was originally slated for 80 days, has stretched to 147 days after a five-month recess. Lai has pleaded not guilty and could face life imprisonment if convicted. Judges indicated they will reconvene to hear closing submissions once weather conditions permit, keeping the closely watched case on track for a possible verdict as early as October.

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