HK tycoon's adviser slams Apple Daily arrests as 'blatant attack' on editorial
Reuters2021-06-17
HONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) - An adviser to media tycoon Jimmy Lai said on Thursday the arrests of five people at Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper was a "blatant attack" on the editorial team.
Mark Simon told Reuters the arrests early on Thursday morning were aimed at the editorial side of the newspaper, not the business side.
(Reporting By Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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