Hong Kong prosecutors cite Dominic Raab comments in bid to deny bail for Apple Daily boss

Prosecutors successfully claim criticism of Hong Kong by US and UK show Cheung Kim-hung has links to foreign political groups

A Hong Kong newspaper executive on trial for national security offences had his bail denied in part because of comments made by Dominic Raab after his arrest, which prosecutors cited as evidence of a close association" with foreign political groups.

The ruling handed down on 5 November against Cheung Kim-hung, the former chief executive of Apple Daily's parent company Next Digital Media, also cited the US awarding of a congressional medal to Cheung and his colleagues, and a statement by the US state department.