Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Apple Daily's top media executives denied bail under security law

Apple Daily deputy chief editor Chan Pui-man speaks to the media as she leaves court as fellow executives from the pro-democracy newspaper, chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung were remanded in custody in Hong Kong on June 19, 2021, after they were charged with collusion over their newspaper's coverage after authorities deployed a sweeping security law. - AFP

HONG KONG, June 19 (AFP): Two executives from Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily appeared in court on Saturday on charges of collusion and were denied bail after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing.

Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China's national security over a series of articles that police said called for international sanctions.