Hong Kong police arrest 6 journalists for sedition
ABC News
Hong Kong police say they have arrested six current and former staff members of an online media company for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong police say they have arrested six current and former staff members of an online media company for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication.
The arrests happened early Wednesday and searches of their residences were underway, police said.
Police did not identify them but online outlet Stand News posted a video on Facebook of police officers at the home of a deputy editor to investigate the alleged crime.
The arrests come as authorities crack down on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. Police charged former newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai with sedition on Tuesday. His Apple Daily newspaper shut down after its assets were frozen.
