{
  "id": 9545055,
  "title": "Prison authorities accuse ‘anti-China’ figures of ‘fabricating lies’ after US group says guards rehearsed Jimmy Lai’s death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/prison-authorities-accuse-anti-china-figures-of-fabricating-lies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:26:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/24/prison-authorities-accuse-anti-china-figures-of-fabricating-lies-after-us-group-says-guards-rehearsed-jimmy-lais-death/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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 […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Prison authorities deny allegations of prison security breaches.",
    "US advocacy group claims guards practiced protocols for Jimmy Lai's death.",
    "CSD attributes claims to anti-China figures fabricating lies."
  ],
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        "title": "Prison authorities accuse ‘anti-China’ figures of ‘fabricating lies’ after US group says guards rehearsed Jimmy Lai’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/prison-authorities-accuse-anti-china-figures-of-fabricating-lies-9550875",
        "published": "2026-09-24T11:26:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}