The new security law punishes anything China considers subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.
Critics say it crushes freedoms in the semiautonomous city, while supporters say it will bring stability after prolonged pro-democracy protests last year. "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 publishes local tabloid Apple Daily, said early on Monday.Lai was also arrested this year on illegal assembly charges, along with other leading activists, relating to protests last year.
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.
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AamariAniston The arrest is political oppression of press freedom. Magnitsky style sanction is needed now
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
Silence21240183 HKPD has just caught Agnes Chow Ting (Chinese: 周庭)from her home!! 😖😭A Hong Kong politician and social activist. She is the former member of the Standing Committee of Demosistō and former spokesperson of Scholarism.
TseHana This is the real and authoritative Hong Kong now under national security law!
Jimmy is the owner of the last pro-democratic newspaper in Hong Kong. CCP use the draconian national security law to silence opposite voices in this city.
National security law not only posed a threat to him, but also all foreigners around the world.
This is just the beginning, not only to silence democratic activists but also clean up mass media. Journalists reporting the truth will be a crime. No more press freedom in Hong Kong.
He is British citizen. How come he colluded with foreign forces? StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong Chinazi CCP_is_terrorist CCPChina NationalSecurityLaws hkindependance
CCPChina is spreading white terror in Hong Kong. As the modern West Berlin against tyranny, wish the free world would take urgent actions to save the city and all freedom fighters there, including Jimmy Lai. CCP_is_terrorist MagnitskyAct StandWithHongKong
This shows that Hong Kong is completely destroyed by CCPChina. Hong Kong people are no longer have FreedomOfSpeech. CCP_is_terrorist FightForFreedomStandWithHK
Under the national security law, we are not sure if Jimmy Lai may get released on bail, or how many years he may spend in jail. Together with freedom of assembly, expression and election, we have lost our freedom of the press. Please step up the sanctions! StandWithHongKong
HongKong is totally off. No more freedom in HK now. HongKongers, even non-HongKonger are not safe in HongKong since the NationalSecurityLaw Welcome to a HKPoliceState and NewWestBerlin PressFreedom FreedomOfSpeech freedomOfExpression
Hope_LiesIn_Ppl and that shows you the ultimate function of that piece of legislation - a convenient tool for the authorities to silence the opposition, to make political arrests, to conduct unapproved searches, to give HKGestapo unlimited power so as to keep HongKong under authoritarian rule.
bellalovesutoo World sees this is the freedom of press under NationalSecurityLaw weneedappledaily
He is always a target to CCP, because he got the money to run a media company, and the company is pro-democracy. CCP gives you sweets to taste at the first point, letting you to feel you have your rights, but they also target you and to get rid of you the first if needed
There will be more abandon of Hong Kong’s press, we cannot be used to accept!
This is absolutely shocking. Freedom of press is dead in Hong kong. SOSHK StandWithHongKong
The situation of HongKong become worse quickly, the tyranny strip off our freedom and not pretend anymore, that’s mean they have no solution or strategy to against the pro democracy countries, and treating us as hostages to bargain with western countries is the only way out.
Jimmy Lai has been targeted for years. Finally, the regime can use nationalsecuritylaw to charge him. This will arouse attention from international.
One country one system cannot be more apparent
suppression of freedom of press
Today , a pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under Hong Kong security law. We can see that the national security law is only a weapon of the CCP and HKG to remove all “unwanted” person. It is suppressing freedom of speech. The CCP is the biggest devil in the world.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested over suspected collusion with foreign forces under the new national security law......
The death of Press Freedom is a disaster. Again, Hong Kong has reached the point of no return. WeNeedAppleDaily StandWithHongKong
I thought we Dems liked China. I mean, they are pushing for Biden, no? Socialism will work, we just need to implement it correctly. LOL
These traitors should be completely wiped out.
Alongside all that ridiculousness, official pro-democracy and international media bodies were also declined from entering the building due to “lack of space.” Press freedom is dead. SOSHK
The national security law is tailored for repressing dissentants. This just shows the world how determined CCP is to eradicate freedom
His media Apple Daily is well known for its pro democracy stance. In the eyes of HK Gov, the newspaper provokes hatred and spreads misleading information. The arrest proves that the Gov cannot accept multiple opinions.
Over these years, Jimmy Lai had experience several times of assault, very probably planned by the omnipotent regime. After the enactment of national security law, they need to disguise their ambition of taking over the media anymore.
Trust me ... ”China“ is Getting Gods Wrath! Their Crops are Soaked in Flooded Filthy Water! Their Housing have been Floating away in the Yellow River! ShiShiShi even had the Guts to “DEMAND” the World Provide the Entire China Population Food because they are Running OUT!
Freedom of press has already died in Hong Kong. Only one voice in allowed in HK under the control of communist state CCP.
He is a dead man
The arrest of Jimmy Lai is a signal to strongly oppress freedom of the press. Will more journalists reporting ccp’s truth be caught under NationalSecurityLaw ? That’s really worrying. Hope Jimmy Lai and other people will be safe . FreeHongKong
. CCP China is destroying human rights, freedom in Hong Kong. . Joe Biden permits CCP China to destroy Hong Kong. . Joe Biden is a slave of CCP China . Joe Biden is very bad. . .
No more to say.
good job
He is CIA's representative in Hong Kong. So it is good for Hongkongers that he arrested! 😊
Freedom of press is gone, completely gone.
GaYau35777092 I used my finger, not my head, to figure out this is about retaliation instead of alleged national security. And yes, in retaliation against US sanctions, CCP-HK vented its anger towards its own citizens.
GOP has left a power vacuum across the globe & now autocrats are getting emboldened. VoteGOPOut The planet is at risk & so are your freedoms.
CCP is a disease
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That’s exactly what CCP China will do. PressFreedom HKIndependence
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He has knew the conspiracy already. He and his company appledaily should be protected. freespeech HongKong
Freedom of press is not a shield of that you can do whatever you want. No country will tolerate collusion with foreign forces!
Things are getting worst...All he did is running a company that report the truth to the public since day one.
The act of arresting Jimmy Lai is a mere retaliation to the US sanction, because of his prominence and connection to the outside world The officials deserve to be sanctioned for their brutality, and they’re now taking revenge on Lai for speaking out
Not only Jimmy Lai is under arrest, but also his colleges working in Apple daily. They may face up to 10 years of prisonment or even receive life sentence because of their criticism on the CCP StandWithHongKong
HKPolice arrested a chairperson of a media firm. You can see that press freedom in HongKong is totally a JOKE. No more FreedomOfSpeech here. Please impose sanction to those who erase the freedom of HongKongers . StandwithHK FreeHongKong NationalSecurityLaw
HK government is at a point where they can do anything they like without consequences, and just arrest anyone they wish to keep quiet. Lawless city! Financial center? Let's work on the basic civilization 123 first. standwithhongkong FreeHK
HKPC is now searching the office of Apple daily but search warrant not yet served.
So it is the so called action against the sanction of US. CCP only knows suppressing its people’s freedom.
There’s a few more here.
Never to be heard from again! The CPC owns the corporation. Being a billionaire in China is a death sentence eventually. Totalitarianism
waytofall1 US: we sanction HK-CCP officials. CCP-China: we arrest our own people in retaliation against the US.
RIP sir.
Oh he was caught usingipne
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That is the true face of the CCP security law. HKPolice can now arrest any citizens without any restriction. HongKongers were prosecuted because of speaking out the truth. China is killing the FreedomOfSpeech in HongKong and deserves sanctions. Chinazi HKPoliceState
Triads getting scared
Well we in this country better wake up and stop promoting the fool in chief cause we are headed down the same road cause The meadia in this country is going down the same road when they promote a liar 🤥 they have to stop this foolishness what he says is harmful to the republic🦶🏾
CV19 magically cured the Hong Kong problem CV19 magically cured the Yellow Vest problem CV19 magically destroyed the USA and the freedoms it stood for CV19 magically closed the church’s CV19 magically empowered elite banks and corporations as it robbed and dehumanized humanity
China is pure evil.. The entire world needs to end all trade with it.. China is a new Nazi Germany.. FreeHongKong
Excellent. Arrest all the traitors.
You mean people in Hong Kong were arrested by the Chinese because they’ve been taken over by the commies?
China is sending a message to Hong Kong and the world that it's autonomy is eroding away. TrumpMadeInChina
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