Hong Kong court jails media mogul Jimmy Lai pending appeal

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was remanded in custody Thursday as he waits for an appeal hearing on whether to keep him locked up pending his trial on fraud and national security offense charges, the city's top court ruled.Lai, the founder of Next Digital Ltd., which publishes the outspoken Apple Daily newspaper, was scheduled to face trial on fraud and national security law offenses in April. He was granted bail by an appellate court judge last Wednesday with a HK$10 million ($1.3 million) cash bond while under house arrest-like conditions.A three-judge panel at the Court of Final Appeal…READ FULL ARTICLE