Jimmy Lai’s son appeals for father’s release as Xi’s US visit nears
Sebastien Lai, the son of imprisoned former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, has appealed for his father's release from prison at a congressional hearing in Washington. He urged Wednesday for his father's release on humanitarian grounds at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. A Hong Kong court sentenced Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison in February under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
Sebastien emphasized his father's age and health, saying, "Let Jimmy Lai come home to his family." Jimmy Lai, a prominent critic of Beijing, founded a pro-democracy newspaper that was shut down after the 2019 protests.
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