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Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai<\/a> will not stand trial for his alleged violation of China’s national security law until late 2023 after his British lawyer was denied a visa extension.<\/p>\n

Lai, 75, was sentenced to 69 months in prison last week for fraud after an already extensive trial period. He was scheduled to enter the courthouse again Tuesday to stand for a trial with even higher stakes under China’s national security law.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, the trial has been pushed back after lawyer Tim Owen was denied a work visa extension.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CRITIC, MEDIA MOGUL JIMMY LAI SENTENCED TO 69 MONTHS IN PRISON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Chinese officials claim Lai’s use of a non-Chinese lawyer is a national security risk. This complaint was dismissed by Hong Kong’s<\/a> highest court, but the decision is now under scrutiny in Beijing with no verdict thus far.<\/p>\n

Now, Lai will be forced to wait until September 2023 before he can stand trial again.<\/p>\n

The media mogul and opponent of the Chinese Communist Party<\/u><\/a> was originally charged with fraud Dec. 3, 2019, for violating the lease terms for office space for the Next Digital, the media company he founded.<\/p>\n

In addition to the prison sentence, Lai was ordered to pay a fine of approximately $256,837.<\/p>\n

HONG KONG MEDIA TYCOON JIMMY LAI’S BAIL REVOKED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lai was saddled with another, more severe charge Dec. 12, 2019, under the sweeping national security law<\/u><\/a> imposed by Beijing. He was arrested on charges of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security. This is the trial now set to take place in 2023.<\/p>\n

Fr. Robert Sirico, a Roman Catholic priest and personal friend of Lai, told Fox News Digital the Chinese Communist Party’s legal actions against the media titan exposed its commitment to silencing human rights activists.<\/p>\n

“As if any further evidence was needed, [last week’s] bogus sentence is evidence of China\u2019s continued erosion of basic human liberties, which the whole world has been witnessing in China over the past several weeks,” Sirico said.<\/p>\n

Lai is a late-in-life convert to Roman Catholicism<\/a> and has been vocal about his faith’s role in his activism against the CCP.<\/p>\n

“This, along with a second impending trial over the National Security Law [\u2026] which could result in a life sentence for Mr. Lai, will prompt decent people to pray and contact the U.K. government to call on China to release an innocent British citizen,” the priest added.<\/p>\n

Lai is among a string of pro-democracy activists and supporters arrested by Hong Kong police in recent years as authorities step up their crackdown on dissent<\/u><\/a> in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/trial-chinese-communist-party-critic-jimmy-lai-postponed-nearly-year-lawyer-visa-denied <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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