# Hong Kong authorities file new charges against Jimmy Lai and six other Apple Daily executives in fresh media crackdown

Committee to Protect Journalists, 2021-12-29

- Address: https://cpj.org/2021/12/hong-kong-authorities-file-new-charges-against-jimmy-lai-and-six-other-apple-daily-executives-in-fresh-media-crackdown/
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## Cited by

- [China (Hong Kong): Apple Daily closes after its assets are frozen under the national security law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-hong-kong-apple-daily-forced-closure)
- [Claim 512: Jimmy Lai was, as of the report, serving a 20-month prison term for his alleged involvement in unauthorized demonstrations and awaiting trial on national security and fraud charges.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/512)
- [Claim 513: Conviction on the existing national security charges could bring the defendants a sentence of life imprisonment.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/513)
- [Claim 573: Hong Kong's Department of Justice filed conspiracy charges against Lai and six former Apple Daily executives for allegedly printing seditious publications.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/573)

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