Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new national security law
Leading pro-democracy figure detained over alleged foreign collusion as police search Apple Daily offices
Hong Kong media tycoon and leading pro-democracy figure, Jimmy Lai, has been arrested for alleged foreign collusion under controversial new national security laws, and the offices of his newspaper Apple Daily have been searched by police.
The 71-year-old, who is already facing several other charges over the organisation and promotion of protests last year, was detained on Monday morning.
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