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15.10.2020 / 09:04

Hong Kong police raids outspoken media tycoon's office

HONG KONG – Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Thursday, according to Lai’s aide.Lai’s aide Mark Simon wrote in a post on Twitter that 14 police officers visited Lai's office and confiscated documents. Lai, 71, is an outspoken pro-democracy figure who regularly criticizes China’s authoritarian rule and Hong Kong’s government.

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Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon Jimmy Lai under new Chinese security law

Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the publisher’s headquarters Monday in the highest-profile use yet of the new national security law Beijing imposed on the city after protests last year.“Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,” Mark Simon wrote on Twitter.Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time.— Mark Simon (@HKMarkSimon) August 9, 2020Hong Kong police said seven people between 39 and 72 years old had been arrested on suspicion of violating the new security law, but the statement did not reveal the names of those arrested.Lai, 71, owns popular tabloid Apple Daily and is an outspoken pro-democracy figure in Hong Kong who regularly criticizes

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