My deepest respect to Apple Daily reporters who are continuing to stand firm, to do their jobs and to live-stream the monumental developments in their newsroom today despite the risks. A continuation of their true public service at the forefront of the protests last year. Humbled
MORE: Hong Kong police arrest 7 including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, his two sons and other top members of his network Next Digital under national security law, reports say https://t.co/qbXt9fUzu1
NOW: @JimmyLai, outspoken pro-democracy activist and owner of opposition newspapers @AppleDaily, has been arrested for "colluding with foreign powers" under the #NationalSecurityLaw in Hong Kong.
‘@appledaily_hk also confirmed its founder @JimmyLaiApple was arrested this morning under National Security Law for collusion with foreign powers.
This shows how utterly absurd #NSL is and the HKSAR regime has began the purge.
We condemn the arrest.
https://t.co/rTO9HfWKoe
Longtime #HongKong publisher arrested for daring to speak out against #ChineseCommunistParty - actually, for daring just to report the news. This is the “free speech” #China wants to force on the world
.@JimmyLaiApple’s arrest is the first arrest on the charge of “collusion with foreign forces” under the National Security Law, an obvious retaliation against recent US sanctions.
@appledaily_hk reports that Lai’s son Ian Lai is also arrested for the same offence.
BREAKING: Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon Jimmy Lai under national security law for allegedly colluding with foreign forces, local media report https://t.co/pAYiUikZG3
#Breaking Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media mogul and one of the city's most prominent pro-democracy figures, was reportedly arrested on Monday under Beijing's new national security law. https://t.co/Hd2tvlU7I2
This is a deeply disturbing development, the arrest of @JimmyLaiApple the founder of @appledaily_hk on charges of 'collusion with foreign powers' demonstrates once again the arbitrary, absurd, and draconian nature of the National Security Law.