Ryan Law among five directors detained under national security legislation imposed by Beijing

Hong Kong police have arrested the editor in chief and four directors at the Apple Daily newspaper in the latest blow to the its jailed owner, Jimmy Lai, under the Beijing-imposed national security crackdown.

The police national security department said five directors of a company had been arrested on suspicion of collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security. The newspaper’s offices were also being searched.

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