2 Apple Daily Directors Charged in Hong Kong Under Beijing’s National Security Law

2 Apple Daily Directors Charged in Hong Kong Under Beijing’s National Security Law
A Hong Kong police officer stands outside of the Apple Daily headquarters in Hong Kong on June 17, 2021. Adrian Yu/The Epoch Times
Isabel van Brugen
Updated:

Two Apple Daily executives have been charged under Beijing’s draconian national security law, a day after more than 500 police officers raided the newspaper’s headquarters and arrested five executives. The Apple Daily is one of Hong Kong’s only remaining independent newspapers.

According to a Hong Kong government release published after 3 p.m. local time on Friday, police charged two men, aged 47 and 59, for “conspiracy to endanger national security.”

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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