Overview

• Hong Kong court has rejected media tycoon Jimmy Lai's request to dismiss a sedition charge in his national security trial.
• Lai's legal team had argued that the charge was laid after the expiry of a six-month time limit for filing a complaint under the city’s criminal code.
• The court ruled that the limitation on time started to run on June 24, 2021, the last date of the alleged conspiracy.
• Lai is also facing two conspiracy charges of collusion with foreign forces under the Beijing-decreed national security law.
• The trial is expected to last about 80 days without a jury.