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HKG media tycoon Jimmy Lai found not guilty

A Hong Kong court has found media mogul Jimmy Lai not guilty of intimidating a journalist from a rival newspaper three years ago.

HKG media tycoon Jimmy Lai found not guilty
HKG media tycoon Jimmy Lai found not guilty

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Published : Sep 3, 2020, 6:03 PM IST

Hong Kong: A court here has found businessman and media tycoon Jimmy Lai not guilty of intimidation on Thursday.

The case dates back to an incident in 2017, when a reporter from a newspaper said Jimmy Lai used intimidating language towards him in public.

HKG media tycoon Jimmy Lai found not guilty

This case is, however, not related to the protest and national security law charges that Lai is also facing.

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Mr Lai has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing, which imposed sweeping new security laws on Hong Kong on June 30, drawing condemnation from Western countries.

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