Strongly worded statement says bloc ‘deplores’ 20-year sentence for the pro-democracy figure in Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offences
The European Union has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of the Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, Jimmy Lai, after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the harshest penalty handed down for national security offences in Hong Kong.
In a strongly worded statement released just now, a spokesperson for the EU’s diplomatic service said the EU “deplores the heavy prison sentence” and called for his immediate release, “also in consideration of his advanced age and health condition.”
She added:
