Jimmy Lai had just finished his morning exercise and was catching up on the news when the police arrived.
“There were 15, 20 policemen there, …
Jimmy Lai had just finished his morning exercise and was catching up on the news when the police arrived. “There were 15,20 policemen there, and they said I was under arrest and that they were from the national security department,” the Hong Kong media tycoon recounted in a live-streamed video chat Thursday. His arrest Monday morning at his home was the highest-profile detention under a new national security law that took effect in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory on June 30. He has not been charged but was held for 36 hours on suspicion of colluding with a foreign country or entity. He was released on bail. Lai,71, said he was worried he could be sent to the mainland, where the legal system has fewer protections. His fears were allayed when he realized that the officers were not speaking in Mandarin, the mainland Chinese language.
