The National Security Department of the police today arrested Lin Wenzong, the former executive editor of Apple Daily, and revoked the bail of former deputy president Chen Peimin and chief editor and executive editor-in-chief Feng Weiguang (pseudo name: Lu Feng) of the previous arrest. Three people are currently being detained. check.
According to the news, another former "Apple" author Yang Qingqi (signed Li Ping) was also revoked bail by the National Security Agency today. Four people will be charged with "conspiracy to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security." The Kowloon Magistrates' Courts appear.
The National Security Department of the police arrested Lin Wenzong this morning, and it is reported that it was involved in the earlier case of Apple Daily.
In the early morning of the 17th of last month, Chen Peimin was arrested by the police on suspicion of violating Article 29 of the National Security Law "conspiracy to collude with foreign or foreign forces to endanger national security." The police arrested four other senior Apple officials on the same day and searched the Apple building. .
Among them, Zhang Jianhong, Chief Executive Officer of Next Media Group, and Luo Weiguang, Editor-in-Chief of Apple Daily, were prosecuted. The remaining three persons, including Chen Peimin, Chief Operating Officer Zhou Daquan of Next Media Group, and Zhang Zhiwei, Director of News Platform, were released on bail.
Two other former editors of Apple Daily, Yang Qingqi and Feng Weiguang, were arrested by the police on suspicion of "conspiring to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security" on the 23rd and 27th of last month, respectively.
The police detained "Apple" Lin Wenzong, Chen Peimin and other former senior reporters for concern about self-censorship. The police revoked the former "Apple" deputy president Chen Peimin and the chief writer "Lu Feng" 2 people are now detained for investigation and the former "Apple Daily" executive editor Lin Wenzong was arrested for violation of national security law and now detained by police station
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