Jimmy Lai is found guilty on all 3 charges

已複製連結

The Court of First Instance has found former media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty on all 3 of his charges.

The charges include:

One charge of conspiracy to print, publish, sell, offer for sale, distribute, display and/or reproduce seditious publications, contrary to sections 10(1)(c), 159A and 159C of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200 (Count 1).

One charge of conspiracy to commit collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security (namely, to request a foreign country or an institution, organisation or individual outside the Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao of the People’s Republic of China to impose sanctions or blockade, or engage in other hostile activities (collectively “SBHA”) against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) or the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) ), contrary to Article 29(4) of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the Schedule to the Promulgation of National Law 2020 (“NSL”) and sections 159A and 159C of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200 (Count 2).  

Lai is also charged with another charge of	conspiracy to commit collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security (Count 3).