HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai to face no-jury trial

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 23, 2022 12:08 am

HONG KONG: Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will face a no-jury court when he goes on trial under a Beijing-imposed national security law, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has learned.

Hong Kong Justice Secretary Paul Lam has ordered the trial to be heard by three judges handpicked by the government to try national security cases in the latest move away from the city's trial-by-jury tradition.

NO ESCAPE Anti-government media tycoon in Hong Kong Jimmy Lai is flanked by arresting agents on Dec. 11, 2020. He scheduled to appear at a local court as he was formally charged under the national security law for Hong Kong. GLOBAL TIMES PHOTO

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