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Police flag Twitter activity, founding of Apple Daily English in allegations against Jimmy Lai

The Hong Kong police have cited Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s comments and actions both before and after the enactment of the national security law in accusing him of colluding with foreign forces. It is understood that this includes activity on his Twitter account, live chats with commentators and the founding of an English version of his newspaper.

The police have also accused Lai of having connections with the online group “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong,” which advocated for foreign sanctions. Lai’s activities before the implementation of the national security law were part of the allegations, including his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 8 last year, and his calls for sanctions in an interview with Apple Daily.

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Source: Apple Daily #Dec12

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CCP-owned newspaper People's Daily: Apple Daily is involved in anti-China and Hong Kong activities, openly requesting US sanctions "like a traitor"

Source: Apple Daily, #Dec13

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CCP-owned newspaper People's Daily: Apple Daily is involved in anti-China and Hong Kong activities, openly requesting US sanctions "like a traitor"

Chairman of Next Digital Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was suddenly charged with "conspiring with foreign forces to endanger national security" under the draconian national security law on Saturday (December 12). The charge has mentioned the newly launched English version of Apple Daily. Beijing mouthpiece "People's Daily" today (December 13) published an editorial titled "Hong Kong has been suffering from 'Poisonous Media' for a long time", saying that Hong Kong has been flooded with fake news about the police force and the SAR government. The paper called Apple Daily "Poisonous Apple", and accused it for taking part in "the anti-China activities to disrupt Hong Kong, fabricating news in the name of press freedom", and denounced Apple Daily as "a true traitor openly calling on readers to request US sanctions on Hong Kong".

The article described Apple Daily as "a habitual offender addicted to lying and fabrication in Hong Kong media industry", and criticized it for "attacking and smearing all actions taken by the HKSAR government and police force, slandering all matters related to the Mainland." It also wrote that "Apple" started out as media publisher of sensational reports, mocking that it had once apologized publicly on the front page for a fake news incident.

Source: Stand News #Dec13 https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E6%97%A5%E5%A0%B1-%E8%98%8B%E6%9E%9C-%E6%B6%89%E5%8F%8D%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%82%E6%B8%AF%E5%8B%BE%E7%95%B6-%E5%85%AC%E7%84%B6%E8%AB%8B%E6%B1%82%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E5%88%B6%E8%A3%81-%E4%B8%80%E5%89%AF%E6%BC%A2%E5%A5%B8%E6%A8%A1%E6%A8%A3/

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"The UK remains deeply concerned about the Hong Kong authorities' focus on pursuing legal cases against pro-democracy figures like Jimmy Lai," says spokesman for #UK Prime Minister

Source: Barrons #Dec11

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"The UK remains deeply concerned about the Hong Kong authorities' focus on pursuing legal cases against pro-democracy figures like Jimmy Lai," says spokesman for #UK Prime Minister

Britain expressed alarm on Dec 11, 2020 after Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, who has UK citizenship, became the most high-profile figure yet charged under a sweeping national security law.

Police charged Lai on Friday of "collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security".

"The UK remains deeply concerned about the Hong Kong authorities' focus on pursuing legal cases against pro-democracy figures like Jimmy Lai," a spokesman for Prime Minister #BorisJohnson told reporters.

"We have raised this case with the authorities and will continue to lobby them at senior levels to end their targeting of pro-democracy voices."

Source: Barrons, Dec11

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