Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai among 13 opposition figures to be charged over June 4 vigil
- Media mogul barred from leaving Hong Kong after court upholds travel ban, imposed over another case
- Lawmaker who took part in commemoration denies they called on anyone to join
Lai also failed to have his travel ban lifted on Friday, ahead of another criminal trial, with the High Court dismissing an application by the 72-year-old founder of the tabloid-style Apple Daily newspaper to temporarily leave the city.
As he left the court, Lai did not reply when asked what plans he had for travelling out of town.
The restriction was imposed in early May when he was granted bail after pleading not guilty to one count of criminal intimidation. It was Lai’s second attempt to lift the travel ban; he withdrew his first application later that month. He is scheduled to stand trial for three days from August 19.
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Thousands of Hongkongers defy ban and gather to mark Tiananmen anniversary
The owner of Next Digital was accused of threatening to injure a man with the intent to alarm at an earlier June 4 vigil in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, in 2017.