Lam Man-chung

Lam Man-chung 林文宗

Age at arrest: 51

Former executive editor-in-chief, Apple Daily

*Currently in jail

Lam Man-chung was arrested on 21 July 2021 for conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the National Security Law. Lam resigned from Apple Daily after overseeing the publication of the newspaper’s last copy ever released on 24 June 2021. He faced a new charge of conspiracy to publish seditious publications on 28 December 2021, along with other Apple Daily executives.

Charges, incidents & sentences:

• Charge: Conspiracy to collude with foreign forces

  Incident: Six former Apple Daily employees were accused of conspiring, together with founder Jimmy Lai and three related companies, to publish over 160 items of “impugned content” since April 2019 to sway public opinion, promote protests, and call for foreign sanctions against China and Hong Kong. (HKFP)

  Sentence: 10 years’ imprisonment (HKFP)

• Charge: Conspiracy to publish seditious publications (Reuters)

  Prosecutors decided not to pursue the charge