Retweeting activist’s call for UK to sanction Hong Kong officials a ‘mistake,’ jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai tells court

[HKFP] - 12/13/2024

Jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai has testified in his landmark trial that it had been a mistake for his former social media manager to retweet an activist’s call for the UK to sanction Hong Kong officials from Lai’s account. The 77-year-old tycoon denied in court on Friday that he was trying to call (…)



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