Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai goes on trial Monday, charged with foreign collusion
The trial of Hong Kong's most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China's crackdown on dissidents will start Monday after being delayed for over a year.
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![In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, millionaire media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 72, poses during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong. - Lai knows his support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests could soon land him behind bars, but the proudly self-described Close-up portrait of a man sitting on a red couch.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6670394.1702408146!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jimmy-lai.jpg)
The trial of Hong Kong's most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China's crackdown on dissidents will start Monday after being delayed for over a year.