UK and US-based figures named in Jimmy Lai trial dismiss 'sham' allegations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : By dragging foreign nationals into the sham trial of Jimmy Lai, Beijing is crossing another rubicon and posing a direct challenge to the governments of those citizens," he said.
61% : On Tuesday, lead prosecutor Anthony Chau accused a number of foreign nationals, including British and Hong Kong activists and several senior Washington officials, of colluding with Mr Lai, outlining details including WhatsApp records for the first time in the trial.
61% : The prosecutors presented a diagram in court illustrating Mr Lai's purported political influence on the international stage, involving interactions with officials in the US including Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo - serving as president, vice-president, and secretary of state at the time.
54% : Speaking to The Independent, Mr Luke called for sanctions against Mr Lee and the Hong Kong Police Force for their disproportionate use of force against protesters were long overdue as "Beijing now believes they can threaten foreign nationals with impunity".

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