Hong Kong, March 6, 2026 (AFP) - Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction: lawyer

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2026-03-06

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal his national security conviction that saw him sentenced to 20 years behind bars last month, his legal team said Friday, without providing a reason. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper was found guilty in February on charges of foreign collusion and seditious publication. His sentence is the harshest penalty doled out so far under a national security law imp......

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