Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police arrested the editor-in-chief of the pro-democracy newspaper ‘Apple Daily’ and four other senior officials under the National Security Act on Thursday morning and searched his office. This information has been given in the news in the media. Apple Daily is known for its pro-democracy stance and often criticizes and condemns the Chinese and Hong Kong governments for increasing control over the city.
The move is the latest in a crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city following anti-government protests in 2019. Apple Daily editor Ryan Law, Next Digital CEO Cheung Kim-Hyung, The Publisher’s chief operating officer, and two other editors were arrested, according to Apple Daily, the South China Morning Post, and other local media. Has been done. The government said the police arrested five directors of a company on “suspicion of violation” of the National Security Act. According to the statement, four men and a woman between the ages of 47 and 63 were arrested on suspicion of collusion with “external elements endangering foreign or national security”.
More than 200 police officers searched the offices of Apple Daily and the government said a warrant had been taken to look for evidence of suspected violations of the national security law. This is the second time that Hong Kong police have cracked down on Apple Daily. Police arrested founder Jimmy Lai and other executives last year on suspicion of fraud or violations of the National Security Act.
