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) has denied accusations that prison staff in Hong Kong rehearsed protocols in response to jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai's potential death. The CSD stated that they do not disclose sensitive information regarding prison security and individual inmate arrangements. Jimmy Lai, aged 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February for alleged foreign collusion and publishing seditious content.
The activist's children have expressed concerns about their father's health, alleging that he is not receiving adequate care in prison. This claim was supported by a report from a US-based advocacy group, The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, which claimed that prison guards had conducted rehearsals for Lai's death.
However, the CSD dismissed these allegations as fabrications and emphasized that Lai is receiving adequate medical care, with medical officers seconded from the Department of Health providing regular consultations and treatment.
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