Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Denied Bail for a Second Time

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Denied Bail for a Second Time
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is led into a police van as he heads to court to be charged under the Beijing-imposed draconian new national security law, on Dec. 12, 2020. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was denied bail for the second time in a month after he appeared briefly at court on Saturday for an additional charge under the Beijing-imposed national security law, according to local reports.

The mainland-born 72-year-old was charged on Friday on suspicion of “colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security,” a criminal offense under the controversial law that carries a penalty of up to life imprisonment.