Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was charged Friday with violating the national security law, as authorities intensify efforts to suppress dissent after a period of social unrest in the former British colony.Lai, the founder of Next Digital Ltd. which publishes the outspoken Apple Daily newspaper, was arrested in August on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces, a crime punishable by life imprisonment.Lai was indicted along with two associates last week on a charge of fraud over a land-use violation involving his media office, and has been remanded in custody after a magist…READ FULL ARTICLE
