Two Apple Daily executives on HK national security charge denied bail

Reuters2021-06-19

HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) - Two executives of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, charged under a national security law, were denied bail on Saturday, in a case that has drawn international condemnation and stoked fears over media freedoms in the financial hub.

Editor-in-chief Ryan Law, 47, and chief executive Cheung Kim-hung, 59, appeared in West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on charges of "collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security."

Judge Victor So denied them bail.

(Reporting By Jessie Pang; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Alun John and William Mallard)

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  • TohYangYang
    2021-06-21
    TohYangYang
    Like and comment pls
  • SNOOKER76
    2021-06-20
    SNOOKER76
    Good article 
  • ahJoe
    2021-06-20
    ahJoe
    A treat to national security? Or a political move? Seem pretty obvious ??‍♂️
  • Darylzhuo
    2021-06-19
    Darylzhuo
    Please like and comment 
  • kellyWin
    2021-06-19
    kellyWin
    Excellent
  • loocid
    2021-06-19
    loocid
    That’s crazy
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