Hong Kong, Dec. 16 -- Hong Kong's court on December 15 delivered a guilty verdict against the media mogul Jimmy Lai, editor of the former Apple Daily newspaper. The verdict came five years after Lai was detained and charged with sedition and two cases of collusion with foreign forces.

Lai is one of the highest-profile people netted under Hong Kong's draconian national security legislation. The National Security Law was enacted on 30 June 2020 at Beijing's behest, and the Hong Kong authorities have vigorously and enthusiastically wielded it as they serve their Chinese Communist Party (CCP) masters.

The judges concluded that Lai intended "to seek the downfall" of the CCP at the cost of the interests of people in Hong Kong and mainland Chi...