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Media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested in Hong Kong, led away in handcuffs

Apple Daily, which is under Lai's media network Next Digital Ltd. and the biggest pro-democracy paper in Hong Kong, reported that nearly 200 officers were entering its offices

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Lai was shown handcuffed as he was taken away by officers from his home on Monday morning. Photo: AP

Iain Marlow and Natalie Lung | Bloomberg
Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the offices of his flagship newspaper, the highest-profile case yet against the city’s democracy activists under a national security law that has fuelled US-China tensions.
 
Lai was shown handcuffed as he was taken away by officers from his home on Monday morning. When a reporter asked Lai for his views on the arrest, he answered: “What views do I have? They want to arrest me.”
 
Apple Daily, which is under Lai’s media network Next Digital Ltd. and the biggest pro-democracy paper in Hong Kong, reported that nearly 200 officers were

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