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Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to sedition and collusion charges

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By ZEN SOO
Associated Press

HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong.  Lai was arrested in a crackdown on dissidents following huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. He faces possible life imprisonment if convicted under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing. The media tycoon who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper faces one count of conspiring to print seditious publications to incite hatred against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. He also was charged with collusion with foreign countries in calling for sanctions against China and Hong Kong.

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