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The founder of Hong Kong’s now-disbanded media outlet Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, will be standing trial without a jury after deciding to plead not guilty to national security charges. On Aug. 22, prosecutors said during Lai’s case management hearing that the media mogul would challenge the charges of “colluding with foreign forces and anti-sedition laws,” and agreed to appear before a panel of three national security judges handpicked by Hong Kong’s government. Six fellow executives, as well as the manager of Apple Daily, and its parent company, Next Digital, said they intended to plead guilty in hopes of receiving a...
