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Former publisher Jimmy Lai testifies in HK national security trial

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Hong Kong | Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai began testifying Wednesday in his landmark national security trial, which is widely seen as a measure of press freedom and judicial independence in the Asian financial hub.

Mr Lai entered the court in a grey blazer and a pair of glasses, waving and smiling at his family members, who sat next to the city’s Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen. The Catholic raised the Bible and swore his evidence would be true in court.

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