# Claim 512

Jimmy Lai was, as of the report, serving a 20-month prison term for his alleged involvement in unauthorized demonstrations and awaiting trial on national security and fraud charges.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Jimmy Lai was, as of the report, serving a 20-month prison term for his alleged involvement in unauthorized demonstrations and awaiting trial on national security and fraud charges.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Lai's detention
- About: [incident 2021-hong-kong-apple-daily-forced-closure](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-hong-kong-apple-daily-forced-closure)
- Source: Hong Kong authorities file new charges against Jimmy Lai and six other Apple Daily executives in fresh media crackdown. https://cpj.org/2021/12/hong-kong-authorities-file-new-charges-against-jimmy-lai-and-six-other-apple-daily-executives-in-fresh-media-crackdown/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2021-12-29

## Quotation from the source

> serving a 20-month prison term for charges related to his alleged involvement in illegal demonstrations

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