Li Zhiying, founder of the One Media Group, has made new progress. Zhang Jianhong, the former president of Apple Daily, appeared in court. Li Zhiying had instructed to seek Western attention and support through newspapers, and even sanctions.
Comprehensive Ming Daily and the Radio of Hong Kong reported that three related companies of Li Zhiying and Apple Daily were charged with "conspiracy collusion foreign forces" and other crimes. The case was renewed on Wednesday (January 17).President Zhang Jianhong appeared in court.
Zhang Jianhong said that Li Zhiying pursued democracy and freedom and anti -active rights. After the anti -repair incident in 2019, Li Zhiying believed that Hong Kong's democracy and freedom were targeted., And seeking the attention of Western democratic countries at the international level, hoping that Western countries will provide assistance and even take strong action, such as sanctions.
Zhang Jianhong also explained the identity and responsibility of Apple Daily at the time of the incident to the court.
He said that Feng Weiguang, then executive editor -in -chief, was responsible for the translation team that translated articles on Apple or paper media on Apple or paper media every day.Feng Weiguang also wrote a social evaluation and column with pseudonym Lu Feng, mainly political reviews; Zhang Zhiwei is the director of the news platform, the main responsibility is to operate the news production and the Apple Daily Social Platform account operation;Apple Paper Edition and Online Review Edition, including approval manuscripts, as well as contacts and invitation authors.Yang Qingqi's approval criteria for commenting articles are mainly based on Li Zhiying's editorial instructions.
Li Zhiying was arrested in violation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020. At the same time, six Apple Daily and One Chuan Media were arrested.Li Zhiying is the only defendant in the case, and the other six of the other six have been convicted in 2022.
The Li Zhiying case was tried in the Western Kowloon Court of Hong Kong on December 18 last year. This is the first interrogation of Hong Kong's first crime to collude with foreign forces. The trial process is expected to take 80 days.
The prosecution said that Li Zhiying was in contact with politicians such as former US President Trump, Tsai Ing -wen in Taiwan, and former Governor Pengding.In addition, the relevant platforms of Apple Daily released a total of 161 incite publications, which aroused the citizens' hatred and dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong and the central government.
