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Written by: Lin Leer
2019-12-16 17:07
Last updated: 2019-12-16 17:08More than a hundred Democratic District Council candidates held an election meeting in Victoria Park early last month, which eventually turned into a police-people conflict. During the arrest, three district councillors Wen Nianzhi, Chen Zhenzhe and Zheng Zhong were arrested and charged with illegal assembly and obstruction. Office 2 crimes. The case will be revisited today (16th), and the prosecution stated that it is still waiting for the test results of the two-way radio. Chief Magistrate Qian Lisui adjourned the case until February 10 to allow the prosecution to obtain inspection results and consult legal advice. The three were re-bailed and allowed to watch the presidential election in Taiwan next January.
The three defendants were Wen Nianzhi (age 29), Chen Zhenzhe (age 47) and Zheng Zhongheng (age 30) who were appointed district councillors. They were guilty of two counts with police officers charged with participating in illegal assembly and obstructing proper execution of their duties. The charges include that they participated in an illegal assembly outside Gate 8 of Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on November 2 this year; and that the senior inspector (No. 18506) and his team members who obstructed the proper execution of their duties.
The defense alleges that the three were invited by the Chinese Democratic Academy to watch the election in Taiwan from January 9-12. The prosecution did not object to this, and the magistrate approved their visit to Taiwan from January 8 to 13, but they need to submit details in advance. The prosecution claims that most of its investigations have been completed and it owes only the test results of the two-way radio. It is understood that one of the defendants was found out of the walkie-talkie, and the prosecution will check whether it requires a license to hold the walkie-talkie.
Case number: ESCC2467 / 2019
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