Hong Kong court lets UK lawyer defend media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Lai faces three charges, including conspiracies to collude with a foreign country and a separate sedition charge.

Jimmy Lai (AP)

A Hong Kong court has upheld the decision to let a veteran British lawyer defend pro-democracy newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai at his upcoming national security trial.

Lai, the 74-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, was arrested after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law to crack down on dissent following widespread protests in 2019.