Media mogul writes to staff from prison that ‘freedom of speech is a dangerous job’ but journalists must uphold justice
Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist, Jimmy Lai, has told his staff to “stand tall” in a letter from prison, just days before sentencing in two of several cases against him.
Lai, the 72-year-old founder of Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily, is in jail on remand after prosecutors successfully appealed against a court decision to grant him bail on national security charges. On Tuesday, Apple Daily published a handwritten letter Lai sent to staff, urging them to take care of themselves.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/13/jimmy-lai-letter-hong-kong-journalists-before-sentencing
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