HK court orders search of media tycoon's phones

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 31, 2022 12:13 am

HONG KONG: Two phones owned by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai can be searched on national security grounds and are not protected by journalistic privilege, a senior judge in Hong Kong ruled on Tuesday.

Lai, owner of the now-shuttered Apple Daily tabloid, will soon go on trial for 'collusion with foreign forces,' an offense that carries up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the special administrative region in southeastern China two years ago.

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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