Claudia Mo, a former Hong Kong lawmaker, discussed her experiences after being jailed for over four years due to national security offences. Released alongside three other ex-politicians, she had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to a controversial primary election. While in prison, she read more than 300 books and improved her French, stating that her experience was surreal but manageable thanks to social arrangements that helped mitigate loneliness and boredom. Mo expressed gratitude to her supporters and highlighted the oppressive environment for dissent in Hong Kong due to Beijing's national security law.
In her first comments since her release, Mo reflects on her surreal, almost Kafka-esque prison experience, while thanking supporters for their care during her incarceration.
Mo asserted she didn't experience the two major traumas of incarceration, loneliness and boredom, due to the social arrangements inside prison, underscoring the unique challenges faced.
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