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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to face no-jury trial 27 min ago, 23-Aug-2022 Media tycoon Jimmy Lai (second left) is one of Hong Kong’s best known democracy activists and is openly loathed by Beijing. – AFP photo HONG KONG (Aug 23): Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will face a no-jury court when he goes on trial under a new Beijing-imposed national security law, AFP has learned. Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has ordered the trial to be heard by three judges handpicked by the government to try national security cases in the latest move away...
