Jun 23, 2021
The first trial under Hong Kong s new national security law began on Wednesday without a jury, a watershed moment for the financial hub s fast-changing legal landscape.
The opening of the closely-watched court case came as police also arrested a senior columnist from the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily under the same law.
Later on Wednesday, the newspaper said it would close no later than Saturday after the government arrested members of its leadership and blocked access to its bank accounts.
China s authoritarian leaders have used the law to stamp out dissent in Hong Kong after the city was convulsed by huge and often violent democracy protests in 2019.
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