'Credible evidence is emerging that Andy Li was tortured when in prison in China before confessing to allegedly conspiring with Jimmy Lai to collude with foreign entities to endanger national security,' says lawyers for Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai
A team of international lawyers has filed a complaint with the UN in connection with the trial of the Apple Daily publisher. The prosecution wants Andy Li – a pro-democracy activist arrested trying to reach Taiwan on a boat – to testify against the former media mogul. Convicted in mainland China for illegal expatriation, Li has been held in a psychiatric hospital since he was returned to Hong Kong. He is expected to testify against Lai before going on trial himself under the National Security Law.
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Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee Ying was the person pulling the strings behind a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to draw international sanctions against the Beijing and Hong Kong governments, prosecutors have alleged at the national security trial of two activists who admitted to colluding with foreign forces. The High Court heard on Thursday (Aug 19) that Lai and his assistant, Mark.