{"id":927,"date":"2020-08-10T08:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T08:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=927"},"modified":"2020-08-12T11:28:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T11:28:44","slug":"jimmy-lai-media-tycoon-arrested-for-collusion-with-foreign-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/jimmy-lai-media-tycoon-arrested-for-collusion-with-foreign-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Lai: Media Tycoon Arrested For Collusion with Foreign Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"
Police raided Jimmy Lai and his newspaper officers and arrested them. This arrest is the most high profile arrest under new security law implemented in June by China Government.<\/p>\n
The new law has been the cause of many protests and arrests of the protester since it was approved by Beijing.<\/p>\n
Jimmy Lai has been very active when it comes to politics. He has also been supportive of the protest erupted last year in China and has always been a noticeable pro-democracy voice.<\/p>\n
Global Time, National state media of china, stated Jimmy Lai as a riot supporter. The media also called his publications and news articles as protest provoking, hatred spreading, and demolishing the integrity of state for years.<\/p>\n
Two of his sons and some senior media executives of Next Digital had also been arrested, says Global times.<\/p>\n
Many policemen were also seen to enter the Apply Daily building and searching offices. The police confirmed by sharing a post on Facebook that seven people had been arrested so far under the Beijing security law.<\/p>\n
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