Authorities in #HongKong cited the ongoing #NSL investigation as the ground to freeze Jimmy Lai's assets in the city. His shares in Next Digital Limited and bank accounts belonging to three other companies he owns were frozen. hongkongfp.com/2021/05/14/nat…
This comes following another heavy news for Lai's media empire as @appledaily_hk announced that they will stop printing the physical newspaper in #Taiwan after May 17, marking an end of the paper in Taiwan for almost two decades.
Lai has been made one of the prime targets of #HongKong and #Beijing authorities' crackdown on #HK's civil society and opposition forces. He's been given multiple charges and has also been sentenced to more than a year in jail in at least one case.
Lai has been put behind bars since late last year, even before he was formally given any jail sentence. He still faces trials in a fraud case and his #NSL case, which could see him be given life imprisonment if the court goes with the most severe punishment.
@appledaily_hk in #HongKong has announced that they will still publish the paper as usual tomorrow and the union at Next Digitl has also announced that they will keep working as usual.
https://twitter.com/StandNewsHK/status/1393203078858346503
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