Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been arrested over alleged foreign collusion
, under provisions of the controversial new national security law. and the media company Next Digital, was detained on Monday morning according to a report inMainland Chinese media reports say that the 71-year-old Lai was arrested for colluding with foreign forces and violating Hong Kong's recently implemented national security law. If Lai is charged and convicted he could face anything from 3 years to up to 10 years in prison.
Lai's arrest comes as U.S.-China tensions over Hong Kong increase. Last week, the Trump administration laid sanctions against Hong Kong's leadership, including the chief executive Carrie Lam, after the territory suspended elections for a year and disqualified several pro-democracy candidates.
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