As closing arguments begin for Hong Kong’s landmark trial, Bianna Golodryga speaks with Sebastien Lai, whose father Jimmy Lai has been detained for nearly five years under the 2020 National Security Law,

Prosecutors have accused former media tycoon Jimmy Lai of lying when testifying in his national security trial by

Prose­cutors began closing arguments in the trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, saying the septuagenarian was fit to attend hearings after an adjournment last week to equip him with a heart monitor.

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong based democrat, took medicine and heart monitor treatment before high profile legal battle final submission begins. Lai appeared on August 18, 2025, in court for long