Hong Kong police denied that the arrest of Tsai Yu-ling, a director of the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), is revenge for her investigation into the Yuen Long incident on July 21, 2019 nor is the arrest targeting journalists. Tsai’s arrest caught the public’s attention as the RTHK platform had made reports supporting local rioters. The police unit that arrested Tsai is the same one that handled the 2019 July 21 incident, leading some media reports to assume the arrest was revenge against a pro-rioter journalist and media. On July 21, 2019, a white-clad mob attacked protesters in Yuen Long and the police arrived late. Hong Kong secretary for security John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday told the media that the arrest followed an investigation after police received reports and complaints.

Source: Manila Times November 05, 2020 16:29 UTC