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Written by: Deng Bailiang, Chen Leilei
2020-11-18 13:06
Last update date: 2020-11-18 15:11
Three former members of the Legislative Council, Zhu Kaidi, Xu Zhifeng and "Slow Bi" Chen Zhiquan, were arrested by the police early this morning (18th).
It is understood that the three people are suspected of violating the "Legislative Council's powers" by throwing or spilling foul-smelling liquid towards the podium during the Legislative Council meeting held on the morning of May 28 and the morning and afternoon of June 4 this year. And Privileges: The offence of contempt in the Ordinance and Chapter 212 of the Laws of Hong Kong, "Offences against the Person Ordinance".
The police formally charged the three persons. Xu Zhifeng was charged with two counts of "contempt" and two counts of "attempting to use harmful substances with intent to harm others, mental injury or irritation"; Zhu Kaidi was charged with one count of "contempt" and One crime of "using harmful substances with intent to cause harm, mental injury or irritation to others"; Chen Zhiquan has been charged with one crime of "contempt" and one crime of "attempting to use harmful substances with intent to cause harm to others, mental injury or irritation" The crime of harmful substances.
The case will appear in West Kowloon Magistracy tomorrow (19th) afternoon.
Chen Zhiquan was released on bail of 1,000 yuan in cash and will appear in West Kowloon Magistracy at 2:30 pm tomorrow.
(Photo by Chen Leilei)
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, after Chen Zhiquan completed the bail formalities, he walked out of the North Point Police Station and immediately told reporters on the scene that the government did everything possible this time and sue the members with the heaviest law.
He pointed out that in the past few years, members of the Legislative Council have conducted demonstrations, even if they have picked up their belongings. Members who have demonstrated in the Legislative Council are usually only driven out of the Legislative Council by the chairman, and that they are rarely arrested or charged. The situation has changed.
Chen Zhiquan continued that the "crime of infringing upon the person" can be sentenced to a maximum of 3 years in prison. "It seems that we are a biochemical attack." He emphasized that there was no intention to harm people that day. The goal of using odorous liquids was to protest Liang Junyan's limited time debate , In an attempt to complete the third reading debate on the National Anthem Law on June 4.
Chen described the government's chase this time. Even if there was no injured or damaged object in the incident, the police charged the three of them with the crime of intent to infringe upon the person, and even carefully selected the charges to sue the congressman who was fighting among the congressmen. Chen Alleging that the police additionally charged Section 159G of the Criminal Offences Ordinance for attempting to commit a crime. Due to the broad definition, he described the government as "it wants to crucify us."
Chen compared the case of Guo Weiqiang who pulled him down in the Legislative Council. He claimed that he had committed a private prosecution after the fact and the evidence was conclusive, but the Attorney General intervened, and the police said that the evidence was insufficient and terminated the investigation.
Chen Zhiquan denounced the police and the Department of Justice as elective prosecutions, "absolutely political prosecutions."
Chen Zhiquan’s bail condition is 1,000 yuan in cash and will appear in West Kowloon Magistracy at 2:30 pm tomorrow.
The three former Legislative Council Members Zhu Kaidi, Xu Zhifeng and "Slow Bi" Chen Zhiquan are still under investigation at the police station.
And Chen Zhiquan posted on Facebook: "Door arrest has become a commonplace "routine dish", don't worry about me. Maybe I have become accustomed to it, and my friends even save greetings! #Still waiting for bail in the station."
According to the police, they received reports from the Legislative Council Secretariat on the morning of May 28 and the morning and afternoon of June 4 this year, stating that someone dropped or spilled foul-smelling liquid towards the podium during the Legislative Council meeting held during the aforementioned time period. Cause the meeting to be interrupted.
In the May 28 incident, two people reported unwell.
After in-depth investigation and consultation with the Department of Justice, the Hong Kong Island Regional Public Activities Investigation Team took action today (18th) and arrested 3 local men, aged between 38 and 48, suspected of violating Chapter 382 of the Laws of Hong Kong "The Legislative Council" The "crime of contempt" in the "Powers and Privileges" Ordinance and the crime of "applying or attempting to use harmful substances with the intent to cause harm, mental injury or irritation to others" in the "Offences against the Person Ordinance" Chapter 212 of the Laws of Hong Kong.
The three arrested men are now being detained for investigation.
On May 28 this year, the Legislative Council conducted the second reading of the National Anthem Bill. Democratic Party member Xu Zhifeng walked to the stage to put down the rotten potted plants, which caused the meeting to be suspended.
When the Legislative Council was renewed on June 4, Zhu Kaidi and Chen Zhiquan threw organic fertilizer with a strong smell.
▼▼The Legislative Council ``Smelly Water Incident'' on June 4, 2020▼▼
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