Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai’s office raided by police ahead of hearing
Police have raided the offices of prominent Hong Kong activist and newspaper owner Jimmy Lai ahead of a court appearance where he will face charges under Hong Kong's controversial national security law.
Jimmy Lai is the founder of the publishing company Next Digital, which runs Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. He is an outspoken figure in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and regularly criticizes the Hong Kong government and Beijing's authoritarian rule. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Hong Kong police raided the private offices of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Thursday, according to Lai and his aide, Mark Simon.
More than a dozen officers carried out the raid and it was unclear what they were looking for, Simon said on Twitter, adding that the police did not leave behind identification or contact information.
“I spoke with police they said they would remain until our lawyer arrived,” Simon tweeted. “They did not, they took documents and departed before our lawyer arrived.”
Lai is the founder of the publishing company Next Digital, which runs Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. He is an outspoken figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and regularly criticizes the Hong Kong government and Beijing’s authoritarian rule.
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