Hong Kong lawyers representing Jimmy Lai Chee-ying have said the former media tycoon is receiving appropriate medical attention for his health problems and has access to sunlight in his cell after concerns about his treatment in prison were raised with the United Nations.
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Law firm Robertsons, which represents the tycoon in several legal cases, issued the update on Friday.
“Mr Lai wishes to make known that he has been receiving appropriate medical attention for conditions suffered by him, including diabetes,” the law firm said.
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“He has access to daylight through the windows in the corridor outside his cell, albeit he cannot see the sky. He exercises for an hour every day in a secure area.”
An international legal team representing Lai and his son Sebastien Lai made an urgent appeal earlier this month to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Edwards regarding the former tycoon’s living conditions in prison.