{
  "id": 9124563,
  "title": "Stand News editor had no intention of harming national security, court hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/stand-news-editor-had-no-intention-of-harming-national-security-court-9124563",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T10:02:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368395/stand-news-editor-had-no-intention-harming-national-security-court-hears"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former acting chief editor of the now-defunct Stand News was fulfilling his duty to publish articles and had no intent to undermine national security in Hong Kong, his lawyer has said while appealing his conviction for sedition. A panel of High Court justices pointed out on Tuesday that the presiding trial judge had ruled Patrick Lam Shiu-tung’s decision to run material containing false…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Stand News editor had no intention of harming national security, court hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/stand-news-editor-had-no-intention-of-harming-national-security-court",
        "published": "2026-09-22T10:02:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}