A recent exclusive report published by the Sing Tao Daily reported that Jimmy Lai’s legal team’s application for overseas witnesses to testify by video link had been denied. However, this proved to be fake news as the trial judge clarified, at the start of the trial on Dec.18, that she had not received any such request.
The trial of Next Media founder Jimmy Lai which includes charges of “conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces” and incitement, began on Dec. 18. On the same day, Justice Esther Toh lye-ping, the designated judge under the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL), said that there were media reports claiming the defense was applying for testimony by overseas witnesses, and the application was rejected. But she clarified that she had not received any such request from the defense.
