CECC Conducts Hearing on Hong Kong Political Prisoners, 75-Year-Old Jimmy Lai Might Spend Life In Jail Under Regime’s Law

Jimmy Lai's son worries his father will be jailed for life and criticizes the U.K. for being soft on CCP

Sebastien Lai testified at CECC's hearing on Jimmy Lai's case, in Washington D.C., on May 11, 2023. Screenshot via CECC live broadcasting

On May 11, the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) conducted a hearing on political prisoners and the rule of law in Hong Kong.

Sebastien Lai expressed his concern that his father, former Founder, and CEO of now-defunct Next Media Group and pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, would likely spend the rest of his life in jail. He worried that he and his father could never see each other again. Nevertheless, he is proud of him.