A blow to press freedom, Hong Kong police raids Apple Daily, arrests top executives

BY A STAFF REPORTER

Hong Kong police raided Apple Daily on Thursday arresting the company's CEO Cheung Kim Hung, COO Chow Tat Kuen and chief editor Ryan Law, along with the deputy chief editor and online editor and accused of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security — a provision of the sweeping legislation introduced last year that banned sedition, secession and subversion against Beijing. Police declared the Apple Daily newspaper office a crime scene.  Sources said 500 officers descended on the premises to arrest executives and top editors and seize journalistic materials under the city's national security law.

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