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Hong Kong publisher's national security trial postponed

Por: ABC News World December 01, 2022

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HONG KONG -- The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement was postponed Thursday after the territory's leader asked to effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer.Jimmy Lai, 74, faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a national security law imposed by the ruling Communist Party on the former British colony. The government objected after judges on Monday... + full article



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