Description
Added on the 17/06/2021 14:29:54 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Hong Kong police charged two executives from the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper on Friday using a powerful new security law, a day after the company's newsroom was raided over articles it had published. Police said a 47-year-old and a 59-year-old were charged with "collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security". Apple Daily said the two charged executives were chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung. FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry for the latest news.
China's crackdown in Hong Kong has escalated dramatically with police arresting more than 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the financial hub.
Hong Kong, Jan 6 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong's police on Wednesday arrested several pro-democracy lawmakers and and dozens of other politicians and activists for their alleged violation of the contentious national security law, public broadcaster RHTK reported.Many of the opposition politicians, including several former lawmakers, were arrested for their participation in primaries in July ahead of the September legislative elections, which were finally postponed by the authorities on the pretext of the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE MA ON SHAN POLICE STATION, HONG KONG, CHINA; THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NATIONAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT, LI KWAI-WAH, SPEAKS DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE WANCHAI POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN HONG KONG, CHINA AND PRESS AS WELL AS POLICE WAIT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHERE US LAWYER JOHN CLANCEY WORKS IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Scenes outside law firm Ho Tse Wai and Partners -- a firm known for taking on human rights cases. An American citizen John Clancey, who works for the firm, was among those arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, two sources told AFP. Clancey is the first American national detained under the new security law in Hong Kong since its imposition in late June last year. IMAGES outside building where law firm Ho Tse Wai and Partners is located
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow has been arrested late at night under China's new national security. "It's now confirmed that Agnes Chow has been arrested for 'inciting secession' under the national security law," her Facebook account said. A police source confirmed to AFP that Chow was among 10 people arrested on Monday in a national security investigation. IMAGES
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
