MPs have condemned the “show trial” of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, which began in Hong Kong on Monday, as the UK government continues to be barred from assisting the British citizen.
Mr. Lai, 76, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, is accused of “collusion” with foreign forces under a draconian National Security Law that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) imposed on Hong Kong in 2020.He’s also accused of taking part in a conspiracy to publish “seditious” publications under a British colonial-era sedition law.
