[Secondary student involved in explosives in Tibet] The prosecution alleged that the defendant claimed that the items were transferred from the court to the court in black

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Written by: Feng Jiaqi

2020-01-24 18:03

Caritas Maanshan Middle School was found to have suspected explosives in the school last November. Police arrested two male students involved in the case after receiving the report. The 18-year-old student was previously charged with explosives and was filed again at Sha Tin Magistracy today (24). Tang, was charged with possession of ammunition without a license, and charged a 17-year-old student with possession of explosives. The prosecution revealed that someone had disclosed that the items were given to him by the man in black. The defendant did not need to reply for the time being, and the prosecution applied for a merger of the two cases. The magistrate rejected the defendant's application for bail and was re-examined on February 25, pending the prosecution's preparation to refer the District Court documents.

Defendant Li Wenguang and a 17-year-old man named Zhao were charged with one count of possession of explosives and appeared in Shatian Court. (Profile picture)

Defendant Li Wenguang (18 years old) and 17-year-old man Zhao, both of whom are Secondary Six students, were charged with one count of possession of explosives, claiming that they had the knowledge, possession, custody or control of the explosion at the school on November 27 last year. Product, a tin foil bag, containing a total of about 4 grains of bean-sized powder, which is a high-performance explosive commonly known as TATP (triacetone triperoxide).

Li was also charged with one count of possession of explosives and possession of ammunition without a license, saying that he had the knowledge, possession, custody or control of explosives on the date and place mentioned above, a tin foil bag containing a total of about 1/8 capsules Bean-sized TATP powder and a tube with an empty shell.

Said the chemical was given by the man in black

The prosecution revealed that the first defendant, Li Wenguang, and the second defendant, Zhao, were classmates. On the morning of the day of the crime, Li returned to school with the chemicals and was found and confiscated by the teacher. He once claimed that he was in black. In the afternoon, Li handed over another packet of chemicals to Zhao. Zhao took it at the lunchtime assembly and was discovered and confiscated by his teacher.

TATP friction and heat will explode

After the school called the police, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division considered it dangerous. It made a fire test on the spot, emitted a "啵" sound, and a flame of 200 to 300 mm appeared. It was confirmed as TATP after laboratory tests. The prosecution said that TATP was unstable and would explode after friction and heating. It could sever a finger if it weighed more.

The prosecution also said that Li had had suspicious search records on his phone, including searching for strong acids, Huawei ’s Android reset phone system, and weapons homemade clips. He also found that he communicated with Zhao using telegram, describing Zhao as “quite welcoming and proactive”.

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The defence claims that the defendant did not know what to do

Guo Jingxian, Li's representative counsel, described Li as only a curious middle school student, questioning the prosecution's testing of two packets of evidence together, and the size of the foil after it was folded and opened also differed. The prosecution failed to inform the court of the purity of the chemicals. . Zhao's representative lawyer also said that Zhao was just "knowing what to do and so hold back."

Acting Chief Magistrate Gao Weixiong rejected the defendant's application for bail, and the case was held until February 25, and the prosecution is preparing to refer the District Court documents, during which they were remanded in custody.

Case number: STCC369 / 2020

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