Jimmy Lai remains in jail despite overturned conviction

The Hong Kong appeal court overturned Catholic publisher's conviction for organizing a pro-democracy protest, but upheld his conviction for attending it

A court in Hong Kong has cleared the jailed Catholic publisher Jimmy Lai of the crime of organizing a 2019 pro-democracy demonstration. But a long-time friend of Lai told The Pillar that the decision is meaningless while the publisher remains in prison.

Lai, who has been in prison since 2020, was one of seven pro-democracy advocates cleared of the charge…