Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years: A Life Sentence for a Hero of Liberty
Today, the Hong Kong authorities delivered a verdict that is nothing short of revengeful political persecution. Jimmy Lai, a man of immense courage and faith, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison at the age of 78. For a man of his age, let us be clear: this is effectively a life sentence.
This sham trial also targeted his colleagues. Six former staff members of Apple Daily have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from nearly 7 to 10 years. Their only "crime" was doing their jobs as journalists and daring to speak the truth in a city where truth is now a crime.
I remember meeting Jimmy in Hong Kong in 2014 during the Umbrella Movement. He was already a giant in the media world, yet what struck me most was his humility and his total devotion to the cause of freedom. He did not act like a tycoon; he acted like a servant of the people. He stood on the frontlines, inhaling the same tear gas, facing the same threats, and never wavering. He could have left Hong Kong at any time to live out his days in comfort and safety. Instead, he chose to stay and stand with the people of Hong Kong, knowingly sacrificing his own freedom for theirs.
Jimmy Lai is a great man—a martyr for democracy who has looked tyranny in the eye without blinking. The CCP hopes that these brutal sentences will crush the spirit of Hong Kong, but they only reveal the regime's profound fear of one 78-year-old man who refused to kneel.
We must not let his sacrifice be in vain. The world must continue to demand his release.
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