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Police Arrest Internet Radio Host for Alleged Money-Laundering and Violation of National Security Law
Internet radio D100 host Giggs was arrested this morning (Nov 21), said a post on his facebook page. While Giggs has contacted his lawyer, it remained unknown whether he could be bailed out and there was no mention about reasons of his arrest.
A couple of hour later, Lai Chak-fun, a current affair commentator of D100, revealed on his Facebook that several members of Giggs’ family have been arrested, including his wife. Another D100 anchor Li Wei-ling also noted in her Facebook that police officers have been searching at Giggs’s home for hours.
It was later confirmed that both Giggs and his wife have been arrested and detained in Wan Chai Police Station, and Chai Wan Police Station, respectively.
Sources said that Giggs’ arrest may be related to the netizen-initiated crowdfunding program, “A Thousand Parents Sponsor Children Studying in Taiwan”, which aims to provide financial means for young pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong to further their study in Taiwan.
Giggs’ radio programme has been criticized by Pro-Beijing media such as Wen Wei Po in February this year for “nurturing the black devils (referred to pro-democracy protesters)". This was believed to be a lead for Hong Kong police to conduct investigations, which resulted in the arrests on suspicions of money-laundering, and violating #NationalSecurityLaw by supporting people in the #subversion of the state.
#WhiteTerror #PressFreedom #Crowdfunding
Source: Stand News, AppleDaily #Nov21
Internet radio D100 host Giggs was arrested this morning (Nov 21), said a post on his facebook page. While Giggs has contacted his lawyer, it remained unknown whether he could be bailed out and there was no mention about reasons of his arrest.
A couple of hour later, Lai Chak-fun, a current affair commentator of D100, revealed on his Facebook that several members of Giggs’ family have been arrested, including his wife. Another D100 anchor Li Wei-ling also noted in her Facebook that police officers have been searching at Giggs’s home for hours.
It was later confirmed that both Giggs and his wife have been arrested and detained in Wan Chai Police Station, and Chai Wan Police Station, respectively.
Sources said that Giggs’ arrest may be related to the netizen-initiated crowdfunding program, “A Thousand Parents Sponsor Children Studying in Taiwan”, which aims to provide financial means for young pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong to further their study in Taiwan.
Giggs’ radio programme has been criticized by Pro-Beijing media such as Wen Wei Po in February this year for “nurturing the black devils (referred to pro-democracy protesters)". This was believed to be a lead for Hong Kong police to conduct investigations, which resulted in the arrests on suspicions of money-laundering, and violating #NationalSecurityLaw by supporting people in the #subversion of the state.
#WhiteTerror #PressFreedom #Crowdfunding
Source: Stand News, AppleDaily #Nov21