Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new national security law

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested today (Aug 10) under a new a new national security law.

According to the details, authorities arrested Lai Chee-Ying, known professionally as Jimmy Lai under a new national security law, detained over suspected collusion with foreign armies as about 200 police searched the offices of his Apple Daily newspaper.

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It is to be noted that Lai was smuggled into Hong Kong on a fishing boat when he was a penniless 12-year-old, has been one of the most famous democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city.

The sources said that his arrest comes amid Beijing’s crackdown against pro-democracy opposition in the city. China imposed the new security law on Hong Kong on 30^th June, drawing condemnation from Western countries.