Lai is one of the most prominent Hong Kong critics of China's Communist Party leadership, including President Xi Jinping.
appeal court on Monday, June 19, blocked jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to challenge in the city’s highest court a warrant obtained by national security police to scrutinize the contents of his mobile phones.sweeping national security la
Lai is one of the most prominent Hong Kong critics of China’s Communist Party leadership, including President Xi Jinping. The High Court rejected challenges in August and October 2022, when Lai’s lawyers argued that such searches could have a “chilling effect” on Hong Kong’s press freedom. Even though police had already searched the phones, the issues involved “great public interest,” his lawyers had argued.Lai lost a bid to end his national security trial in May. He could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
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