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Written by: Ouyang Dehao
2021-06-18 09:32
Last update date: 2021-06-18 09:32
The National Security Department of the police yesterday morning (7th) arrested 5 directors and senior officials of One Media on suspicion of violating Article 29 of the National Security Law "conspiracy to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security" and entered the "Apple Daily" building to search.
The Security Bureau also frozen three companies including Apple Daily, with a total of 18 million yuan in assets.
Senior Counsel Tang Jiahua, a member of the Executive Council, said on a TV program in Hong Kong this morning (18th) that it is not an offence for citizens to buy "Apple Daily" newspapers. "If you don't agree with the law, you will not be against the law." He pointed out. , As these individuals are currently conspiring to commit a violation of the National Security Act, and they are not members of the Apple Daily who have violated the law, they have to wait for the prosecution content of the prosecution book and believe that they have no direct relationship with the freedom of the press.
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Tang Jiahua said on the program that he understood that the public did not understand the difference between this incident and freedom of the press. He pointed out that Hong Kong, as a region under the rule of law, is lawful unless it violates the law.
And five directors and senior officials of Next Media were arrested because their criminal intent involves calling on foreign powers to impose sanctions on Hong Kong. Therefore, he believes that it is not illegal for citizens to buy "Apple Daily" newspapers. Will break the law."
Tang continued that the current information shows that the current authorities are not prosecuting the Apple Daily, but the several individuals.
He explained that if the "Apple Daily" violates the law, the company's directors will be arrested because the company is intangible.
He pointed out that the current conspiracy of these individuals to commit a violation of the "National Security Law" is not a violation of the law by members of the "Apple Daily". Therefore, they have to wait for the prosecution content of the prosecution document and believe that they have no direct relationship with the freedom of the press.
He also pointed out that the National Security Law stipulates that it is an offence for anyone to request foreign sanctions on China and Hong Kong, so evidence does not need to prove conspiracy with foreign countries.
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Tang also pointed out that there is currently no law that stipulates that any news report can constitute a criminal act, so reporting facts is not a criminal act.
However, he believes that if the report agrees with collusion with foreign forces, it would be an offence for journalists to promote or even achieve that goal through work.
He inferred that there may be other evidence or personal documents, communications, such as internal correspondence documents or e-mail conversations involving "We must be hyped up, so that the world will sanction China" can strengthen the intention. Therefore, it is based on the surrounding environment. infer.
"It's so difficult to generalize. You must not be able to report, or you must be able to report."
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