HONG KONG – Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Thursday, according to Lai’s aide.Lai’s aide Mark Simon wrote in a post on Twitter that 14 police officers visited Lai's office and confiscated documents.
Lai, 71, is an outspoken pro-democracy figure who regularly criticizes China’s authoritarian rule and Hong Kong’s government.
He is also the founder of media company Next Digital, which operates pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.It is not clear what the police were looking for or why they conducted the raid.
Hong Kong police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.“I spoke with police they said they would remain until our lawyer arrived,” Simon wrote.