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Added on the 18/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Hong Kong, Jun 17 (EFE/EPA).- The Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor of the Apple Daily newspaper Thursday along with four other top executives for alleged conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, a crime under the national security law that China imposed on the former British colony.Among those arrested are CEO Cheung Kim-hung, COO Royston Chow, Chief Editor Ryan Law, Associate Publisher Chan Pui-man and Platform Director of Apple Daily Digital Cheung Chi-wai, the newspaper said on its website.Hundreds of police officials raided the headquarters of the daily on Thursday morning, blocking all entrances. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE STEVE LI KWAI-WAH OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT SPEAKS TO REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF NEXT MEDIA, PUBLISHER OF APPLE DAILY, IN HONG KONG , AND THE CORDONED OFF OFFICE OF NEXT MEDIA, PUBLISHER OF APPLE DAILY, IN HONG KONG.
Media wait outside a Hong Kong police station where arrested academic and activist Benny Tai is believed to be held, as Hong Kong authorities awake to a chorus of international condemnation on Thursday following the mass arrest of pro-democracy opposition figures under a draconian national security law that Beijing imposed on the finance hub. IMAGES
Hong Kong police use pepper spray and made multiple arrests on as small groups of black-clad pro-democracy protesters target some of the city's malls, ending a rare lull in violence. IMAGES
Dozens of Hong Kong protesters escape a two-day police siege at a campus by shimmying down a rope from a bridge to awaiting motorbikes in a dramatic and perilous breakout that followed a renewed warning by Beijing of a possible intervention to end the crisis engulfing the city. Clashes rumbled throughout the day between protesters and police who had threatened to use deadly force to dislodge activists holed-up in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). IMAGES
Student protesters at Hong Kong Polytechnic University build barricades and mini Stonehenge-like structures using bricks on roads as they aim to hamper any potential battles with police on Thursday. Some bring bows and arrows, while others are busy preparing logistical and food supplies in the campus halls. IMAGES