Next Digital Shares Halted, Jailed Owner Lai Pleads Guilty to Hong Kong Assembly

Next Digital Shares Halted, Jailed Owner Lai Pleads Guilty to Hong Kong Assembly
Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, arrives the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China Feb. 9, 2021. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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Next Digital Ltd. shares were suspended on Monday after authorities froze assets of its jailed owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law in Hong Kong, while the tycoon pleaded guilty to taking part in an illegal protest in October 2019.

The shares will remain on a trading halt ahead of a company announcement regarding the freeze in Lai’s assets, including his majority stake in the pro-democracy media publisher, Next Digital said.