The owner of Book Punch store & 3 staff were all released on bail without charge today after more than 24hrs of detention. Yet the raid has already done its job in creating a chilling effect across Hong Kong, with two other independent bookstores announcing temporary closures.
Just in: Hong Kong police arrested owner and three staff of “Book Punch” bookshop for selling “seditious” books including @MarkLClifford’s Jimmy Lai biography
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JUST IN: Sentencing for #JimmyLai, #AppleDaily executives & Stand With HK.
Jimmy Lai: 20 Yrs
Cheung Kim-hung: 6 yrs 9mo
Chan Pui-man: 7 yrs
Law Wai-kwong: 10 yrs
Lam Man-chung: 10 yrs
Fung Wai-kwong: 10 yrs
Yeung Ching-kee: 7 yrs 3 mo
Wayland Chan: 6 yrs 3 mo
Andy Li: 7 yrs 3 mo