Hong Kong: pro-democracy press boss Jimmy Lai released on bail

Pro-democracy press boss Jimmy Lai, at the headquarters of his Next Digital group in Hong Kong, August 16, 2020. Anthony WALLACE / AFP

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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, arrested Monday during a police operation in the name of a security law imposed by China, was released Tuesday evening, noted an AFP journalist.

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Mr. Lai, whose pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily is very popular in Hong Kong, emerged free from a Hong Kong police station around midnight (4:00 p.m. UT), amid a crowd of supporters who hailed his victory.

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