Anti-Beijing media mogul Jimmy Lai released on bail in Hong Kong after over 40 hours in police custody
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, is seen as he was released on bail, after he was arrested by the national security unit in Hong Kong, China August 12, 2020.
In one of the most dramatic days of the crackdown, Lai was among 10 people detained under the new law on Monday as around 200 police officers searched the newsroom of his tabloid, which is unapologetically critical of Beijing. The newspaper's front page showed a picture of Lai being led away in handcuffs, with the headline "Apple will fight on".
Its broadly worded provisions criminalised certain political speech overnight, such as advocating sanctions, and greater autonomy or independence for Hong Kong.Similar laws are used on the authoritarian mainland to snuff out opposition.
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