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Claim

Claim 82

Jimmy Lai was convicted on national-security and sedition charges.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

This claim was superseded by claim 111 (correction). It stays here so the history can be checked.

Statement
Jimmy Lai was convicted on national-security and sedition charges.
Field
occurred_on
Value
2025-12-14
About
incident 2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law
Source
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai convicted on bogus national security charges
Publisher
Human Rights Watch
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
superseded
Source date
2025-12-15
Superseded by
Claim 111
Reason
correction

Quotation from the source

On December 15, 2025, the High Court found Lai, 78, guilty of two counts of 'conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces' under the draconian National Security Law, and one count of 'conspiracy to publish seditious publications'