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HONG KONG (Bloomberg): A pair of Hong Kong activists identified Jimmy Lai and a former aide as "masterminds” in campaign to sanction China, as part of plea deal that strengthens the government’s national security case against the jailed media tycoon.
China imposed the sweeping security law last year to wipe out dissent after the financial hub was rocked by huge protests
Two democracy activists have pleaded guilty under Hong Kong's controversial national security law. Their case is linked to that of the jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
Andy Li had been detained on the mainland after trying to flee the city by boat
Andy Li Yu-hin, one of the 12 fugitives from Hong Kong detained in Chinese mainland water and founder of secessionist group “Hong Kong story,” along with his legal assistant, pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security. Jimmy Lai, the currently imprisoned founder of Next Digital, was revealed to be the mastermind behind the conspiracy. In High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday morning, Li and his legal assistant Chan Tsz-wah admitted to organizing campaigns around the world to call on foreign ...