HK media tycoon arrested for taking part in protests
Apple Daily newspaper owner Jimmy Lai faces up to five years behind bars if convicted of taking part in a rally last August that was banned by Hong Kong police. – EPA pic, February 28, 2020.
HONG Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a high-profile critic of Beijing, was arrested today for taking part in last year’s pro-democracy protests that rocked the city for seven months. The 72-year-old owner of the Apple Daily newspaper is accused of joining a rally on August 31 that was banned by police for security reasons.
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