# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/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. https://cpj.org/2021/12/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.

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