Jimmy Lai denies concealing plan to meet with US officials when he applied to lift travel ban in 2020

[HKFP] - 02/3/2025

Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied concealing a plan to meet American officials in mid-2020 when he applied to the court to lift a travel ban at that time, as prosecutors raised questions about his credibility during his high-profile national security trial. Lai, 77, told the court on (…)



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