UN experts want charges against HK tycoon Lai dropped

Geneva (AFP) Jan 22, 2024

Four UN experts called Monday for all charges against pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to be dropped, as they pressed for his immediate release. Lai pleaded not guilty on January 2 to "sedition" and "collusion" charges in a high-profile national security trial that could see him jailed for life. The charges against Lai - founder of the now-shuttered popular Chinese-language ta