Hong Kong court reserves verdict in pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial

Hong Kong court reserves verdict in pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial

Hong Kong court will announce verdict later in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial, a major test of rule of law after Apple Daily closure and global scrutiny over alleged collusion charges.

Police officers stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts building on the day of the closing submissions in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2025. REUTERS