Hong Kong police sifted through reporters' computers and notebooks at pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, the first case in which authorities cited media articles as potentially violating the national security law, in the latest blow to Jimmy Lai
Around dawn, police arrested five executives of the newspaper, and officers were later seen sitting at computers in the newsroom after entering with a warrant to seize journalistic materials, including from reporters' phones and laptops.
He did not elaborate on the dozens of articles police said they were taking aim, at but said the five were arrested for a conspiracy to make "use of journalistic work" to incite foreign forces to impose sanctions on Hong Kong and China."Do your journalistic work as freely as you like in accordance with the law, provided you do not conspire or have any intention to break ... the national security law.
In a letter to its readers, Apple Daily said that it was the victim of a "targeted attack by the regime," but that its staff "will continue to stick to their posts loyally and fight to the end."It was the second time national security police have raided the Apple Daily headquarters; 200 officers went in last year to arrest Lai on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces.
The security law was Beijing's first major move to set China's most restive city on an authoritarian path. It punishes anything Beijing deems as subversion, secessionism, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison. Asked how long he thinks the newspaper can survive, Simon said: "They decide, not us," referring to authorities.
The move is the latest blow to Apple Daily after authorities last month directed jailed tycoon Lai's shares in Next DigitalIn May, Reuters reported that Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank threatening up to seven years in jail for any dealings with the billionaire's accounts in the city.
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