{"id":494709,"date":"2025-12-16T07:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/japan-expresses-concern-over-the-conviction-in-hong-kong-of-pro-democracy-publisher-jimmy-lai\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T07:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:09:20","slug":"japan-expresses-concern-over-the-conviction-in-hong-kong-of-pro-democracy-publisher-jimmy-lai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/japan-expresses-concern-over-the-conviction-in-hong-kong-of-pro-democracy-publisher-jimmy-lai\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan expresses concern over the conviction in Hong Kong of pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai"},"content":{"rendered":"The Japanese government expressed its concern on Tuesday over the conviction in Hong Kong of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/jimmykimmellive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Lai,<\/a> and asked the Chinese authorities to respect &#8220;the rights and freedoms&#8221; of the citizens of the former British colony.\n\n&#8220;We are deeply concerned about the effect that Jimmy Lai&#8217;s conviction could have on freedom of expression and association and assembly,&#8221; said Japanese government deputy spokesman Masanao Ozaki at a press conference, according to the local Kyodo news agency.\n\nThe Hong Kong High Court on Monday found 78-year-old Jimmy Lai guilty of two counts of conspiracy with foreign forces and one count of sedition linked to the dissemination of subversive material.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can also read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/fuerzas-rusas-abaten-a-un-grupo-de-mercenarios-colombianos-cerca-de-una-urbe-clave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian forces shoot down a group of Colombian mercenaries near a key city<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe verdict, announced amid great media expectation, ends a five-year legal process, although the sentence will not be known until next January.\n\nOzaki asked the Chinese authorities to &#8220;respect the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong citizens&#8221;, and assured that the Japanese Government will work with the international community to guarantee their defense.\n\nThe former editor of the newspaper &#8216;Apple Daily&#8217;, imprisoned since 2020, saw his newspaper shut down in 2021 after a raid with 500 agents that resulted in the blocking of its assets and the arrest of part of its management.\n\nLai&#8217;s personal situation has raised concerns, and his children have reported a notable physical deterioration after almost five years in isolation, although Hong Kong authorities assure that he receives adequate medical attention.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese government expressed its concern on Tuesday over the conviction in Hong Kong of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, and asked the Chinese authorities to respect &#8220;the rights and freedoms&#8221; 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