There has been a wave of arrests and prosecutions since the security law came into effect, but this is the first time police have used a warrant to seize journalistic materials.
intensifies. This time the raid targeted the news operation itself.
Police cited several articles printed in the tabloid and its online edition that they claimed called for foreign sanctions on Hong Kong and China, warning that the public could face prosecution for sharing the reports in question on social media.Jimmy Lai's longtime advisor, Mark Simon, told ABC News,"Today the Hong Kong government started arresting journalists, three of the five are purely editorial, including Apple Daily's chief editor.
One journalist at the paper, who asked to remain anonymous, told ABC News he was"prepared for this day to come."
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