The high-profile national security trial of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, began on Monday, with proceedings expected to last for 80 days.Lai is one of the most prominent figures to be charged under the sweeping national security law, which criminalizes acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces and is punishable by a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.The 76-year-old has pleaded not guilty to four charges, including two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of …READ FULL ARTICLE
