Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying went on trial today accused of intimidating a reporter three years ago during a June 4 Vigil in Victoria Park. The reporter, identified in court as X, said he was reporting the June 4 vigil in 2017 and had been assigned to follow Lai. The group’s main responsibility was to follow Lai, which includes waiting outside Lai's apartment. Senior Counsel Peter Duncan, representing Lai, pointed out that reporters from the newspaper had continued to follow Lai from 2013 to 2017, which X admitted to. Lai, 72, was charged with one count of criminal intimidation, as he was accused of intimidating X at Victoria Park.

Source: The Standard August 20, 2020 06:56 UTC