Claim 573

Hong Kong's Department of Justice filed conspiracy charges against Lai and six former Apple Daily executives for allegedly printing seditious publications.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Hong Kong's Department of Justice filed conspiracy charges against Lai and six former Apple Daily executives for allegedly printing seditious publications.
Field: action
Value: new charges, December 28, 2021
About: incident 2021-hong-kong-apple-daily-forced-closure
Source: Hong Kong authorities file new charges against Jimmy Lai and six other Apple Daily executives in fresh media crackdown
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-12-29

Quotation from the source

On December 28, 2021, Hong Kong's Department of Justice filed conspiracy charges against Lai and six former media executives for allegedly printing seditious publications.