He was later identified by the pro-democracy Apple Daily as its lead opinion writer, who publishes under the name Li Ping. Li is the first known arrest of a writer connected to the police operationlaunched on Thursday last week. Authorities said the five arrested executives, including editor-in-chief Ryan Law and chief executive Cheung Kim-hung, who were later charged, were responsible for more than 30 articles that called for foreign sanctions against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments.
onsdag 23. juni 2021
Hong Kong police arrest editorial writer at Apple Daily newspaper
The editorial writer for Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper has been arrested, the latest move in a media crackdown under the national security law that saw hundreds of police raid its newsroom and arrest senior figures last week. Police confirmed the arrest of a 55-year-old man in Tseung Kwan O on Wednesday morning, “on suspicion of conspiring to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security”.
He was later identified by the pro-democracy Apple Daily as its lead opinion writer, who publishes under the name Li Ping. Li is the first known arrest of a writer connected to the police operationlaunched on Thursday last week. Authorities said the five arrested executives, including editor-in-chief Ryan Law and chief executive Cheung Kim-hung, who were later charged, were responsible for more than 30 articles that called for foreign sanctions against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments.
He was later identified by the pro-democracy Apple Daily as its lead opinion writer, who publishes under the name Li Ping. Li is the first known arrest of a writer connected to the police operationlaunched on Thursday last week. Authorities said the five arrested executives, including editor-in-chief Ryan Law and chief executive Cheung Kim-hung, who were later charged, were responsible for more than 30 articles that called for foreign sanctions against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments.
