Help my father, son of jailed media mogul tells Labour
The Independent|July 04, 2024
The son of a jailed British citizen detained by China has urged a Labour government to help release his father amid fears he could die in prison.
ALEXANDER BUTLER
Help my father, son of jailed media mogul tells Labour

Sebastien Lai, son of media mogul Jimmy Lai, said Labour must petition Hong Kong to secure the release of his 76-year-old father if the party takes power after today’s election. Jimmy Lai,

Jimmy Lai was the founder of Hong Kong’s tabloid newspaper Apple Daily,

which was highly critical of the Chinese Communist Party for over the two decades it was printed. His trial, which has been delayed for a year, is set to last for about 80 days. He is one of more than 250 activists, lawmakers and protesters detained under the national security law and sedition charges. Jimmy Lai was charged with four offences under China’s national a lifelong opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, is facing a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated after being locked up for three years.

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