Hong Kong Police Raid Newspaper, Arrest Media Mogul Under New Security Law


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Hong Kong police reportedly arrested medial mogul Jimmy Lai for suspicion of foreign collusion and raided the office of his pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper Monday under a national security law implemented earlier this year. Around 200 police officers raided the newspaper’s office and arrested at least nine men including Lai and other senior executives, Reuters reported . Lai is suspected of “collusion with a foreign country/external elements to endanger national security” and other crimes, the police said. Apple Daily posted videos of the incident on its Facebook page which appear to depict police officers escorting the 71-year-old Lai out of...