Hong Kong's Apple Daily vows to 'fight on' after the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing
HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to “fight on” in a front-page headline over an image of Lai in handcuffs.
“Apple Daily must fight on”, the front page headline read, amid fears the national security law amounts to an assault on freedom of speech in the semi-autonomous territory. “What the police did yesterday interfered with press freedom brutally,” said 45-year-old Kim Yau as she bought a copy.Police detained Lai on Monday for suspected collusion with foreign forces after about 200 officers searched the newspaper’s offices, collecting 25 boxes of evidence.
His arrest comes amid a crackdown against pro-democracy opposition in Hong Kong which has drawn international condemnation and raised fears for the freedoms promised by Beijing when the former British colony returned to China in 1997.
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