'A death sentence': Jimmy Lai's son reacts to news of father's prison term скачать в хорошем качестве

'A death sentence': Jimmy Lai's son reacts to news of father's prison term

Jimmy Lai has been found guilty ​of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one ​count of publishing seditious materials in December last year. He has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. His son, Sebastien Lai told Sky News the prison sentence is "essentially a death sentence" as "given his health, he would most likely die in prison". "If more isn't done to fight for his release, he will very likely die in prison. He's got heart issues, he's got diabetes, the last five years he's been kept in solitary confinement. These are inhumane conditions for any prisoner and he is 78". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/uk-foreign... #skynews #worldnews #china #hongkong #jimmylai Follow us on X: https://x.com/RidgeandFrost Follow Sophy on Instagram:   / sophyridge   Follow Wilf on Instagram:   / wilfredfrost   Listen to Cheat Sheet here: https://podfollow.com/cheatsheet/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales