Hong Kong police arrest former senior editor of Apple each day

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File: Lam Man-Chung is a former government editor-in-chief of Apple every day

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A former govt editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Apple daily newspaper become arrested by way of the Hong Kong police on Wednesday, weeks after authorities froze the professional-democracy newspaper's property, forcing it to wind up operations, in response to native media reports.

51-12 months-old Lam Man-Chung become arrested on suspicion of "conspiring to collude with foreign nations or foreign forces to hazard country wide safety", news agency Reuters reported citing a police remark.

next Digital, the media group that owned Apple daily, did not instantly respond to a request for remark.

Apple day by day printed 1,000,000 copies of its closing subject last month. The newspaper folded after a few hundred police officers raided its headquarters on 17 June and froze key property and bank bills. They also arrested five executives and charged two of them with conspiracy to commit collusion with a overseas nation.

Apple day by day editors arrested below Hong Kong safety legislation

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Mr Lam is the eighth grownup who labored for the newspaper to be arrested.

Copies of the paper's remaining version, published on 24 June, blanketed an image of an worker waving at supporters, with the headline: "Hong Kongers bid a painful farewell within the rain: 'We guide Apple each day.'"

The paper's administration past released a statement in regards to the decision "to cease operation instantly after nighttime [on 23 June]", citing concerns over the defense of body of workers participants.

Police observed several articles posted by the newspaper violated the metropolis's China-imposed countrywide safety law, the first such illustration where authorities geared toward media experiences below the law.

Critics of the legislation say it's used to curb dissent and erode freedoms, including these of the media, in the identify of national protection.

tons of of people gathered backyard the newspaper's workplaces remaining month to display unity and bid farewell.

Hong Kongers shouted slogans together with "guide Apple daily" and "Freedom of the clicking never dies," in accordance with toThe common, a Hong Kong newspaper.

© supplied by using The impartial An Apple every day journalist holds freshly-printed copies of the newspaper's final edition to be allotted to supporters gathered outdoor their office in Hong Kong early on 24 June (AFP by way of Getty pictures)

Apple daily's personnel bowed backyard the office's main door and distributed free copies of the closing version.

"The forced closure of Apple daily by using the Hong Kong authorities is a chilling blow to freedom of expression in Hong Kong," spoke of Dominic Raab, the uk's international secretary, at the time.

Britain changed into the colonial vigor in Hong Kong until 1997, when the metropolis changed into back to China on an contract that its relative autonomy could be maintained. the united kingdom has on account that been closely important of what it has referred to as Beijing's strikes to row again on this arrangement.