The fabulously wealthy man in his seventies was arrested at his home around 7 am (local time), specified to the AFP Mark Simon, one of his close collaborators, stating that other members of his group of press had also been arrested.
In a statement, the police reported seven arrests on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces - one of the offences covered by the law on national security that was imposed at the end of June by Beijing - and fraud.
Date Of Update: 10 August 2020, 04:35