Sharing information 'is delivering freedom,' Jimmy Lai says at Hong Kong trial

FILE - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai pauses during an interview in Hong Kong, July 1, 2020. Lai's court appearance on Wednesday marked the first time the former publisher provided testimony in a high-profile trial that started nearly one year ago. Jimmy Lai's wife, Teresa Lai, and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai's national security trial in Hong Kong, Nov. 20, 2024.

Wearing a gray jacket and flanked by prison officers, pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai smiled and waved to supporters Wednesday as he entered the Hong Kong courtroom.