UK – Doughty Street Chambers, July 25, 2024
My father is 76 and he has already spent over three and a half years in prison. At a time when most people get to enjoy their retirement and spend time with family, my father is in solitary confinement in a Hong Kong prison.
Commenting today on the delay in the trial, Sebastien Lai said, “After repeated adjournments and long delays, my father’s show trial under the National Security Law finally began in December 2023. Now we learn of a four month delay within the trial itself, so this unfair process drags on even longer. My father should not be in prison in the first place. I implore the UK Government to take action to end this farce and secure my father’s immediate release.”
