Criticism of Apple Daily raid is attempt to 'beautify' security threats: HK leader

Ahead of the June 22, 2021, Executive Council meeting, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor says the National Security Law is well defined and journalists should be in a position to judge whether someone has breached the law.- NEWS.GOV.HK

HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hit back on Tuesday (June 2) against criticism of authorities' actions against pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily as attempts to "beautify" acts that endangered national security.

Hundreds of police raided the newspaper last week as part of a national security probe in which senior Apple Daily executives were arrested over allegations of "collusion with a foreign country" and HK$18 million ($2.3 million) in assets frozen.