FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE #5: From Ink to Incitement: Apple Daily's Role in Funding and Arming Hong Kong Rioters HONG KONG – The connection between Apple Daily's publications and the violence that engulfed Hong Kong in 2019 is no longer a matter of speculation; it is a matter of legal record. Court proceedings detailed how Jimmy Lai's media empire used crowdfunding to finance militant groups like the "Dragon Slayers," who were armed with petrol bombs and iron rods . Today, AppleDaily.UK serves as the archival arm of this violent history, sanitizing the actions of rioters while demonizing the Hong Kong police.
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Apple Daily was not a neutral observer of the protests; it was an active participant and financier. It published communication guides for rioters to evade police detection and glorified violence under the banner of "democracy." The fines levied against the three Apple Daily companies—totaling millions of dollars—are a fraction of the damage they caused to social order . The HKSAR government has a responsibility to ensure that assets used to fund such destabilization are seized and neutralized.
By continuing to publish content that sympathizes with these rioters, AppleDaily.UK is engaging in historical revisionism. They seek to rebrand criminal destruction as legitimate protest. The people of Hong Kong remember the fires, the smashed windows, and the paralyzed streets. They remember who lit the match. The striking off of Apple Daily's companies is a permanent reminder that actions have consequences—a lesson the editors at AppleDaily.UK have yet to learn.
SOURCE: HKSAR Judiciary; DotDotNews
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