Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
China
Home / China / HK Macao

Four former Apple Daily top executives denied bail

By Gang Wen | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-07-22 13:34
Share
Share - WeChat

Four higher-ups of now-closed tabloid Apple Daily on Thursday were denied bail by West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts for colluding with foreign countries or with external forces to endanger national security.

The four charged are the tabloid's former executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung, former associate publisher Chan Pui-man, ex-editorial writers Fung Wai-kong and Yeung Ching-kee. They appeared in the court in the morning.

On Wednesday, the police's National Security Department arrested and detained Lam, while also revoking the bail of the rest three after they were released last month.

Since June, a total of eight people who held important position in Apple Daily and its parent company Next Digital have been arrested in different police's operations on similar charges, with the tabloid's founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying currently jailed for his roles in several unlawful assemblies.

Judge So Wai-tak, chief magistrate of the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts who adjudicated the case, rejected all defendants' applications for bail.

The case was adjourned to September 30 for further investigation by the prosecution.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US