"Speaking at a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, Sebastien Lai said his father's incarceration was not only a humanitarian and national security issue, but an issue where our values are being locked up along with him. The remarks come after the first trip to China by a UK leader in eight years, during which Keir Starmer is said to have raised the case of the former media tycoon and one of Hong Kong's most significant pro-democracy voices."
"If it is so important then surely there should be some conditionalities put on my father's release. The trip was a big thing to have been given away, the embassy as well, said Lai, speaking at an all-party parliamentary group on arbitrary detention and hostage affairs hearing on his father's case. For the full story, click here: Share Here are some images coming through the newswires from Hong Kong where Jimmy Lai is expected to be sentenced later today:"
Sebastien Lai criticised the UK government for failing to attach conditionalities to his father Jimmy Lai's potential release after the UK prime minister's visit to China. Sebastien described his father's incarceration as a humanitarian and national security concern and said it represented values being locked up alongside him. Keir Starmer reportedly raised Jimmy Lai's case during the China trip. Sebastien met foreign secretary Yvette Cooper weeks earlier to discuss his father's case and the 78-year-old's deteriorating health in solitary confinement. Sebastien called for conditionalities on any release and highlighted concern about diplomatic concessions.
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