Hong Kong media tycoon charged with fraud and detained under new security laws
Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which publishes the Apple Daily newspaper, is escorted by Correctional Services officers to prison, in Hong Kong
HONG KONG media tycoon Jimmy Lai was charged with fraud and detained today for illegally using his company’s premises for purposes outside the remit of its lease.
A court denied him bail over the charge and he will remain in custody until a hearing in April.
Mr Lai was arrested under the National Security Law earlier this year for taking part in protests and later released on bail.
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