Prison authorities accuse ‘anti-China’ figures of ‘fabricating lies’ after US group says guards rehearsed Jimmy Lai’s death
The Correctional Services Department (CSD) has said it does not discuss prison security or “specific arrangements” for persons in custody, after a US-based advocacy group said prison guards had rehearsed protocols in the event of jailed activist Jimmy Lai’s death. In a statement sent to HKFP on Thursday, the CSD said overseas “anti-China, Hong Kong-destabilising […]
The Correctional Services Department (CSD) declined to comment on prison security and individual inmate arrangements, following a report from a US-based advocacy group. The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation alleged that prison guards had practiced protocols for the potential death of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.
Lai, 78, received a 20-year sentence in February for alleged foreign collusion and publishing seditious content, following his conviction in a case involving his pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily. Lai's children expressed concerns about his health, claiming he was not receiving proper care in prison. The CSD attributed the allegations to "anti-China, Hong Kong-destabilising figures" who were fabricating lies about Lai's condition and custodial arrangements.
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