The Journalists Association and the Press Photographers Association have condemned the police over the arrest of two reporters from the Next Magazine on Tuesday, RTHK reports. After they were taken to a police station, the magazine said officers inspected the pictures taken, confiscated and photocopied the notes despite objections. The chairman of the Journalists Association Chris Yeung said officers have no right to inspect journalistic materials unless there's a court order. In a Facebook post, the police said it's regrettable that the magazine claimed their reporters were "snatched away for no reason", saying the allegation is false. It said the arrests were based on reasonable suspicion and insisted the reporters failed to provide reasonable explanation on why they were there.

Source: The Standard April 29, 2020 03:56 UTC