Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested and his newsroom raided by police in the semi-autonomous nation’s latest enforcement of China’s new national security law. The 71-year-old Lai is an outspoken pro-democracy figure and regularly criticizes China’s authoritarian rule and Hong Kong’s government. As police arrested Lai at his home, about 200 officers raided the Next Digital headquarters. Beijing’s national security law went into effect in late June following increasingly violent pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. HONG KONG POLICE ISSUE ARREST WARRANT FOR US CITIZEN AMID CRACKDOWN ON PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTSLate last month, Hong Kong disqualified at least 12 pro-democracy nominees from a September legislative election after the government said the candidates failed to pledge allegiance to both Hong Kong and Beijing.

Source: Fox News August 10, 2020 13:06 UTC