Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The years-long trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai ended Thursday, with judges saying a verdict will come "in good time."
Lai's lawyers finished their closing arguments, which lasted about eight days, after a two-day suspension for doctors to run tests on the 77-year-old's heart.
"It's not wrong to support freedom of expression or human rights," Lai's barrister Robert Pang said in his closing speech last week. "Nor is it wrong not to love a particular administration or even a country."
His lawyers said prosecutors tried to "denigrate" the guarantee of fundamental rights by going after Lai, who is accused of alleged sedition and collusion with foreign powers. The trial has been going on since 2023, and Lai has given a 52-day testimony. He has been in solitary confinement since December 2020 and faces life in prison.
At Thursday's court appearance, Lai wore a white shirt and beige blazer. He was much thinner than in previous court appearances.
