Jimmy Lai, a prominent pro-democracy media executive in Hong Kong, was arrested for colluding with a foreign power — a charge that could mean life in prison.
Evidence is mounting that Hong Kong’s restrictive new national-security law is as bad as its opponents feared. On Monday, Hong Kong police arrested Jimmy Lai, a prominent pro-democracy news media executive, and raided the offices of Next Media, his company. They also arrested Lai’s sons and several other Next Media executives, and searched Lai’s home. Images from inside @appledaily_hk’s building. Yes, this is #HongKong. pic.twitter.com/lgPyOoiLhs NBC News has details of the operation and its aftermath: Following Lai’s arrest, about 200 police raided Next Digital’s headquarters, cordoning off the area, searching desks and at times getting into heated exchanges with staff.
