Hong Kong police have arrested billionaire media tycoon Jimmy Lai on national security charges and raided hisApple Daily
Lai, 71, is the highest profile person to be charged under the new national security laws imposed by Beijing which punish dissent with sentences of up to life in prison."Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time," Mark Simon, a senior executive at Lai's media company Next Digital, which publishesShares in Next Digital plunged by 11 per cent ahead of the raids.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai at a protest march. Lai is one of the few prominent Hong Kong business people openly supporting the protesters.In an interview with Reuters in May, Lai pledged to stay in Hong Kong and continue to fight for democracy even though he expected to be one of the targets of the new legislation.
The new legislation has sent a chill through Hong Kong, affecting many aspects of life. Activists have disbanded their organisations, while some have fled the city altogether.
ErykBagshaw WeNeedAppleDaily SupportAppleDaily We should defend the freedom of speech for everyone!
ErykBagshaw I guess HKgov and CCP don’t want is the say any bad things about them, but I’ll just say most of their news are bad. And so they now try to arrest all the media and press. AppleDaily
ErykBagshaw China has a long history of killing themselves in the cause of unity.
ErykBagshaw Perhaps the only crime JimmyLai & AppleDaily every committed was to exercise their freedom of speech/press. In the eyes of the anti-human CCP regime, to report the truth/the simple act of fighting for basic human rights & freedom is a breach to the so-called national security.
ErykBagshaw They invaded to the media building which means FreedomOfSpeech FreedomOfPress is dead hk hongkong AllLivesMatter AppleDaily and arresting jimmylai and chowting its a war HKPoliceBruality PoliceBrutality ccp ccpchina NationalSecurityLaw AppleDaily Shame
ErykBagshaw This is absolutely creating WhiteTerror since AppleDaily is the only pro-democracy physical newspaper in HK. AppleDaily WeNeedAppleDaily supportappledaily Please StandWithHongKong to stop the tyranny. AntiChinazi
ErykBagshaw Jimmy Lai could have left Hong Kong but he has chosen not to. A principled man who loves Hong Kong more than himself.
ErykBagshaw For those who believe nothing will affect you and local people in Hong Kong, read the news again, freedom is taken away from you, only tyranny left here
ErykBagshaw please free JimmyLai
ErykBagshaw StandWithHongKong please!!!
ErykBagshaw The arrest of JimmyLai is purely political driven and a tool for the CCP tyranny to subdue dissents. World, we need to stand up against the tyranny and StandWithHongKong! Let's fight the good fight. Repeal NationalSecurityLaw. HKHRDA MagnitskyAct
ErykBagshaw This is how CCP works
dorobou0 ErykBagshaw And arrested his 2 sons as hostages. Typical sketchy way of China doing things SMH CCP China is cancer to humanity!
ErykBagshaw CCP maintains dictatorship by restrict citizens from free speech. Surveilance, censor media to control info & propaganda. HK puppet Govt. & police put citizens freedom & justice aside, obey only CCP order to intimidate ppl of HK & the world. standwithHK
ErykBagshaw China and Hong Kong dictatorship government destroyed Hongkong democracy and freedom by unethical NationalSecurityLaw . They can’t accept any freedom of speech. Please stop China and Hongkong dictator. Please sanction all pro Beijing/ pro dictatorship criminals! StandWithHK
ErykBagshaw When will other countries sanction anti-people officials in Hong Kong?
ErykBagshaw Hong Kong is an obvious police state. HKPF violates the free speech and free press with backup of the CCP 😣. Foreign journalists in 🇭🇰 are also in a danger situation. I hope other free countries can echo 🇺🇸 and implement similar sanctions to HKGov and HKPF officials 😭🙏🏻
ErykBagshaw Every Chinese and HKers should rejoice for his arrest, it is about time. A right wing extremist supported by USA right wing extremist groups hiding under the banner of democracy to promote hate and terrorism.
ErykBagshaw Where were these police on 721. No freedom is allowed under CCP’s control. Chinazi CCP_is_terrorist
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ErykBagshaw hk HKPolice HKPoliceState sighs
ErykBagshaw NationalSecurityLaw JimmyLai
ErykBagshaw Take Down Chinese Communist Party! FREE HONG KONG!
ErykBagshaw Free press in HK is facing their hardest time
ErykBagshaw After the US imposed sanctions on officials who violated human rights in HK, the CCP has always hoped to take retaliatory measures. The evil CCP thought of using HK citizens as a bargaining chip to retaliate. At the same time, media from other democratic camps were prevented from
ErykBagshaw well done
ErykBagshaw Around 200 HongKong police raided AppleDaily headquarters without search warrant and arrested JimmyLai
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ErykBagshaw Freedom of Press is dead in HK Please StandWithHongKong Don't leave us alone against CCP
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ErykBagshaw The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. apple PressFreedom
ErykBagshaw As Mr Lai is a real journalist while the CCP do not need news but propaganda.
Hope_LiesIn_Ppl ErykBagshaw The Sino-British Joint Declaration promised freedom of press in HK. All disappeared now! Under the National Security Law, HK have lost everything promised. I think the problem need to be solved. HongKongese should be given a chance to choose for their future.
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ErykBagshaw I'm happy that J. Lai finally arrested, considering his newspaper has been instigated built up Hatred and Prejudice virus amongst HK about their motherland China. Also, subliminal racially profile about certain Race and Nationality, which is morally wrong and dangerous.
ErykBagshaw Well done Hong Kong police. It should have been done a lot earlier. But it has never been too late to do. You guys sought after speech freedom, but why I am attacked when saying something pro China. Where has the freedom gone at that time. Can anyone explain.
ErykBagshaw It represents CCP is put most of the resources to Carey out political suppression. How come there are over 200 police in Media Company? How about 721 terrorist attack Shameless gov.
ErykBagshaw The arrest of Mr. Lai marks the nail of coffin on freedom of press in Hong Kong StandWithHongKong FightForFreedom Hongkongers FreeHongKong SOSHK
ErykBagshaw CCP is destroying HK. No any freedom in HK. International media should consider its safety in HK.CCP may suppress media which is opposite of CCP
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Carmenc21585592 ErykBagshaw HongKong has negative list like CCP for business now
lalAgayauah9753 ErykBagshaw Now CCP want to do media censorship in HongKong.In authoritarian regime criticism is forbidden. The NSL aims to repress anyone that CCP dislike. And the NSL allow arbitrary arrest and freezing bank acc Please StandWithHongKong. freejimmylai freedomOfExpression MagnitskyAct
TeresaW17993222 ErykBagshaw when was the last time a newsroom was raided by police? in which country? if thats not PoliceState, not sure what is
ErykBagshaw PressFreedom
ErykBagshaw Civil society died when newsrooms are occupied by the police
ErykBagshaw No freedom of speech in hk! This is just the revenge of the sanction of 11 hk government officers!
TracyCH4 ErykBagshaw There's no HKPoliceForce...only CCPCHINA national security dogs...acting on orders not by ROL. Any dissent is unlawful. Outright no freedom of expression or speech, no press freedom anymore. RIP our beloved HK. 😭
ErykBagshaw Xi want save his face on US sanction Lam +10 people. But Beijing afraid direct sanction on Americans will escalate more strong US sanctions, so they harassing Jimmy as alternate. Beijing is WEAK.
ErykBagshaw StandWithHongKong
ErykBagshaw The latest evidence bears out the NationalSecurityLaw is a political tool to suppress pro-democracy ideas and intimidate press freedom. HKPoliceState
ErykBagshaw western coward pollies; $$ before values
ErykBagshaw Crazy government
ErykBagshaw Obviously HK has no street crime anymore.
ErykBagshaw Arrested for telling the truth? Nothing is legal under this NationalSecurityLaw
yotakeoldtales ErykBagshaw Well, she is our CE, puppet of CCP government, the tyranny in the world that all countries must face.
ErykBagshaw can't find police in 2019.7.21 in Yuen Long , but today more than 200 police in Tseung Kwan O .
ErykBagshaw 200 ? Really ? Hk police have so much time in hand . Focus on your third wave instead
ErykBagshaw Now cover a story in foreign countries can be a national security related crime.
ErykBagshaw F*cking China again!!!
ErykBagshaw Saynotochina
ErykBagshaw How ridiculous needs so many police forces to do searching? It is a whiteterror made by Ccp to suppress the freedom of speech. theappledaily is a rare media to report the truth.
ErykBagshaw They wants to threaten HK people and make us fear to speak out the truth! Please StandWithHongKong
ErykBagshaw The point isn’t whether he is rich or not. appledaily_hk is a news agency insisting on speaking the truth about CCP. A part of me believes it wouldn’t be a surprise to him. History repeats. NationalSecurityLaw StandWithHongKong
McFaul ErykBagshaw Democracy around the world is in danger, and the US — who is usually there to help support it — is hamstrung by it's own anti-democratic wannabe authoritarian fascist in the White House. Dangerous times for anyone who believes in freedom or liberal democracies.
McFaul ErykBagshaw I wish somebody like this would have come to America to live to fight another day.
ErykBagshaw For those that excuse China
McFaul ErykBagshaw Billionaires take note: Redistribution shall happen regardless of political system.
ErykBagshaw This is Hong Kong 'freedom of speed' ! Just arrest you if you dont praise CCPChina . appledaily hongkongindependence
ErykBagshaw CCPChina insist their lawless behavior is right. The illegal NationalSecurityLaw wants to treat us as slaves.
McFaul ErykBagshaw Communism at work
ErykBagshaw ccpinvasion
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ErykBagshaw It is crazy to have 200 police at Apple Daily's office. Yesterday PoliceVrutality against journalists, today Jimmy Lai arrested, tmr only propaganda left. StandWithHongKong MagnitskyAct
cwn15580104 ErykBagshaw The media will still prop up communist politicians unapologetically; even though we can see in real time what they do once they get power here. cnn msnbc you paying attention?
ErykBagshaw CCPChina is saying this is just another step; more and more censorship and political prosecution are coming! StandWithHongKong FreeHK
ErykBagshaw Democracy democracy democracy! CCPChina
ErykBagshaw How can the police broke into the media office this morning! They are destroying the reputation of freedom of speech and makes the public lives under the white terror! More and more people deserve to be sanctioned! StandWithHongKong
ErykBagshaw Well done HK police.
ErykBagshaw Press freedom ended in Hong Kong
ErykBagshaw This completely shatters any false hope that there is still freedom and human rights under Beijing's draconian national (aka party) security law.
ErykBagshaw As US film always says
ErykBagshaw It’s national security.
ErykBagshaw Under the national security law we can see hk government suppress human rights. The CCP regime arrest jimmy lai and raid in Apple daily headquarter as a retaliation of the sanction NationalSecurityLaw
ErykBagshaw Press freedom in Hong Kong is dead. AntiNationalSecurityLaw
ErykBagshaw I don’t see this many police protecting the people of HongKong when they were beaten up by triad gang members
ErykBagshaw Well done, HK police! He is an infamous, malicious western sinophobic agent in HK and filthy HK treason. He deserves it dearly.
ErykBagshaw CCP is trying to destroy all the voice against them
ErykBagshaw CCP should leave Hong Kong alone
ErykBagshaw This should not happen in any country that proclaim themselves as democracy
ErykBagshaw Lawyer arrived ? Warrant on hand ? Legal ?
ErykBagshaw Please help Hongkongers . SOSHK
ErykBagshaw Alongside with Jimmy Lai, a few more staff of Next Media were arrested today. Despite the criticisms and the US sanctions, CCP is continuing to infiltrate HongKong Even call for help against tyranny could be a crime Please step up sanctions against CCP
ErykBagshaw Raided....looks more like a fucking invasion!
ErykBagshaw hkpolice are simply puppets of the gov, they do what they are being told to.
Around 200 Hong Kong police raided the Apple Daily headquarters on today morning. And the Apple Daily reporters said no search warrant was presented before the raid I can’t believe it was happened in Hong Kong. 200 police raided the headquarters just in order to arrest 7 people
ErykBagshaw The tyranny exploits the freedoms of HKers. Freedom of speech, joining political activities, press... what’s next?
ErykBagshaw Yeah, hundreds and thousands of police rushed into the headquarters of Apple Daily. What are they looking for? The news that criticises the CCP/ the puppet gov in HK/ HKPF?
ErykBagshaw No more freedom of press. Hundreds of police invaded into the office of appledaily_hk
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ErykBagshaw Both Beijing & HK government break every promise in the Sino-British Declaration, and bring the city into a failed state. They deserved to be sanctioned.
ErykBagshaw CCP is destroying HK
ErykBagshaw No freedom of speech or press under the governance of CCP. Once the regime gets control of the media, the access to truth is sabotaged. The erosion of universal values is threatening all freedom loving ppl.
ErykBagshaw Good to see these traitors locked up. Joshua Wong next please
ErykBagshaw So looking forward to Sydney City Council’s next Chinese New Year celebrations.
ErykBagshaw And arrested his 2 sons as hostage.
ErykBagshaw Shameful. Freedom of press is dead in HK. We count on our government to protect those values. Where is the long waiting Magnitsky Act? We can frozen CCP members asset in Australia. ScottMorrisonMP LiberalAus MarisePayne
ErykBagshaw Many police today but no police in Yuen Long on 21/7 last year. It's so ridiculous.
ErykBagshaw This is how Australia treats it’s finest journalist... Auspol AuspolSoCorrupt FreeAssange
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