Publisher Jimmy Lai to testify at Hong Kong trial, says lawyer

HONG KONG: Prominent newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai is set to testify in his own defense during the landmark national security trial against him, a defense lawyer announced July 25.

The trial is being conducted under a Beijing-imposed law that has severely curtailed public dissent in Hong Kong.

Lai, 76, founded the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper and was arrested in 2020 during a crackdown on mass pro-demo