HONG KONG — Hong Kong police have arrested Jimmy Lai on suspicion of trying to help a fugitive flee the city, his own newspaper reported Wednesday, as authorities stack up criminal cases against the outspoken media tycoon.
Apple Daily, which is owned by Lai, reported that the 73-year-old was arrested inside Stanley Prison on Tuesday.
Lai is already in custody, having been charged in December under a national security law Beijing imposed on the city last year.
He is also among a group of nine leading dissidents currently on trial for organizing one of the huge pro-democracy rallies that swept Hong Kong in 2019.
Police did not respond to requests for comment on Lai’s arre…
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