Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘withheld’ sensitive information to meet US vice-president
Jimmy Lai, the former media boss of Hong Kong's Apple Daily, admitted in court that he withheld "politically sensitive" information when applying for permission to travel to the United States in 2020. He conceded that he did not disclose his intention to meet with then-US Vice President Mike Pence, fearing it would complicate his application to relax bail conditions in a separate criminal case.
Lai's admission appears to contradict his earlier denials of deliberately concealing the planned meeting. He stated that while meeting a US official was not illegal at the time, he believed the visit to the White House would be "too politically sensitive." A judge had previously dismissed Lai's travel request, and Lai affirmed in court that he believed his chances would have been better by not revealing his full itinerary.
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Jimmy Lai, the former media boss of Hong Kong's Apple Daily, admitted in court that he withheld "politically sensitive" information when applying for permission to travel to the United States in 2020. He conceded that he did not disclose his intention to meet with then-US Vice President Mike Pence, fearing it would complicate his application to relax bail conditions in a separate criminal case.
Lai's admission appears to contradict his earlier denials of deliberately concealing the planned meeting. He stated that while meeting a US official was not illegal at the time, he believed the visit to the White House would be "too politically sensitive." A judge had previously dismissed Lai's travel request, and Lai affirmed in court that he believed his chances would have been better by not revealing his full itinerary.
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