Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai used false Beijing portrayal to urge West to act, court hears
national security law took effect five years ago.
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West Kowloon Court on Tuesday resumed hearing the prosecution's closing remarks in the marathon
national security trial of the Apple Daily founder, who is contesting three conspiracy counts of printing seditious publications and colluding with foreign forces.
'If we look at the totality of [Lai's] remarks as a whole, we can see … [he] tried to create a false impression [of the country] so that the external elements can punish the Chinese and Hong Kong governments,' he said.
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