Mark Clifford, president of the Committee for Freedom of Hong Kong and the author of a forthcoming biography of Jimmy Lai, speaks with "EWTN News Nightly" on June 11, 2024. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly/ScreenshotCNA Staff, Jun 12, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).The president of the Committee for Freedom of Hong Kong and the author of a forthcoming biography of Jimmy Lai, Mark Clifford, calls the trial of the magnate a "sham" but said the 76-year-old Lai has the "strength to persevere" due to his Catholic faith.Lai, the Chinese-born founder of the anti-government newspaper Apple Daily, entered a not guilty plea to the charges of conspiring to collude with a foreign power. The prosecution has rested its case and the trial has adjourned until next month."He s charged with subverting state power, but all the prosecution seems to have shown during this lengthy trial that started last December is that he was a newspaper owner who believed in fighting for democracy, and if anything, acted as a .
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has fronted a joint press conference with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, telling media it was natural if the two countries did.
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