Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained for fraud


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Publishedduration1 hour agoshareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingRelated Topics Hong Kong anti-government protests image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionJimmy Lai had earlier this year been detained under the new national security law Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai has been charged with fraud and detained until a court hearing in April next year. On Thursday a court denied him bail over a charge relating to the illegal use of his company's premises. It comes a day after three prominent pro-democracy activists were jailed. The arrests have raised fears of a renewed crackdown on the city's activists and media figures, spurred by...