Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, say aide, police source
Monday, 10 Aug 2020 08:35 AM MYT
Founder of Hong Kong Democractic Party Martin Lee and Chairman of Next Media Ltd Jimmy Lai (right) arrive for a hearing at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong May 18, 2020. — Reuters pic
HONG KONG, Aug 10 — Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media mogul and one of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy figures, was arrested today under Beijing’s new national security law, a close aide and a police source said.
“Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,” Mark Simon, a colleague of Lai’s, wrote on Twitter.
A police source told AFP Lai was arrested on charges of colluding with foreign forces — one of the new national security offences — and with fraud. — AFP
Monday, 10 Aug 2020 08:35 AM MYT
![Founder of Hong Kong Democractic Party Martin Lee and Chairman of Next Media Ltd Jimmy Lai (right) arrive for a hearing at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong May 18, 2020. — Reuters pic Founder of Hong Kong Democractic Party Martin Lee and Chairman of Next Media Ltd Jimmy Lai (right) arrive for a hearing at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong May 18, 2020. — Reuters pic](https://media.malaymail.com/uploads/articles/2020/2020-05/jimmar2805.jpg)
HONG KONG, Aug 10 — Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media mogul and one of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy figures, was arrested today under Beijing’s new national security law, a close aide and a police source said.
“Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,” Mark Simon, a colleague of Lai’s, wrote on Twitter.
A police source told AFP Lai was arrested on charges of colluding with foreign forces — one of the new national security offences — and with fraud. — AFP