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Written by: Lin Leer
2020-05-18 14:15
Last update date: 2020-05-18 14:22Last year, Halloween citizens protested at the 8.31 Prince Edward Station in Mong Kok. The cousin of Zhang Xianheng, a survivor of the Baxianling Fire, suspected that he dropped a rucksack containing 5 petrol bombs when the police dispersed. He earlier pleaded guilty to the possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. The defense said today (18th) at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court that the defendant hastily received gasoline bombs from other demonstrators. He also pointed out that the probation officer said that the defendant participated in 2 or 3 unauthorized meetings every month, which was inconsistent with the defendant's claims, and the court should not accept the accused of anti-social personality. The chief magistrate, Rod Spring, finally sentenced the defendant to imprisonment for one year.
The defendant Li Kaizheng (23 years old, a student at the Open University) admitted to carrying 5 petrol bombs in a public place near the junction of Yalan Street in Yalanli, Mong Kok on October 31 last year. The defendant was the cousin of Zhang Runheng, a survivor of the Baxianling Mountains. His parents and Zhang Jin also had support in court.
Pleading means not deliberate in a hurry
The defense pleaded that the defendant did not premeditate to commit the crime, but instead took the gasoline bomb from other demonstrators in a hurry and did not think about it. The court earlier asked the defendant for the background and the report of the re-education center. The defense stated that the report stated that the re-education center should not be sentenced, and the content written by the probation officer was inconsistent with what the defendant said.
Have attended several unauthorized rallies
The probation officer pointed out that the defendant knew that the rally involved was still participating without police approval, and in order to avoid leaving fingerprints and disguising his identity, he prepared all black clothes and gloves. The defense corrected that the defendant only mentioned to the probation officer that he had participated in other gatherings earlier. In order to avoid affecting the future, he brought masks and face masks and never said that he used gloves to hide his fingerprints. In addition, the probation officer stated that the defendant participated in 2 to 3 unauthorized meetings every month, but the defendant had only participated in 2 to 3 times since June 12 last year.
Demonstration ideas overruled normal ethics
The defense continued that the report described the defendant's idea of demonstrations and protests overriding the normal ethics, with anti-social personality, lack of introspection, and weak awareness of the law. The defense stated that the probation officer had no professional qualifications, and the court should not accept comments of antisocial personality. He said that the young defendant had learned a profound lesson, pleaded guilty to bear the consequences, and submitted a letter of pleading, hoping that the court would consider a lower starting point for sentencing.
Officer: Unheard gasoline bombs for self-defense
During the sentencing, Luo Guan mentioned that someone had blocked the road and set fire, and said that he had never heard of gasoline bombs for self-defense. He pointed to the petrol bomb as an assault weapon, and needless to say the destructive power. He then used 18 months in prison as the starting point for sentencing. The defendant pleaded guilty to a deduction of one-third of his sentence, and he had to go to jail for one year.
A poster with "Justice Winning" was found
The case alleges that someone blocked the road and set fire in Mong Kok that day. At about 11 pm, the police dispersed the demonstrators. The police car chased down Yalan Street and the defendant was arrested after turning into the back lane. The police found posters and cell phones with "Justice Winning" from him, and lighters, gloves, and rucksacks containing five petrol bombs were on the back lanes. CCTV photographed the defendant walking into the back lane with a rucksack.
Case number: WKCC4135 / 2019
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