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Written by: Lin Leer
2021-01-26 19:35
Last update date: 2021-01-26 19:35
On October 31 of the previous year, citizens launched a sit-in protest on the 721 incident in Yuen Long, during which clashes between police and civilians broke out.
The district councillor’s assistant involved the inspector to squeeze a bottle of water, causing a demonstrator to escape the police, and was convicted of obstructing a public official after being tried earlier.
Magistrate Leung Yaxin today (26th) read the letter of appeal and background report at the Tuen Mun Court. He believed that the defendant was not a gangster, but he said that his behavior was in the middle of "robbing" and the situation was serious. He was sentenced to 5 weeks in prison.
Defendant Li Zihao (25 years old) was convicted two weeks ago on October 21, 2019, on October 21, 2019, for obstructing the execution of his duties by Inspector Liang Jiankai, and was not convicted of resisting police officers and carrying a laser pen.
The defendant is a criminal
After the magistrate read dozens of plea letters written by the defendant's mother, colleagues, friends in Hong Kong and Taiwan, etc., he said that everyone admired him and described him as kind and helpful.
She also quoted the background report, saying that the defendant's strengths were not in studying, but he had cultivated his interest in dancing and went to Taiwan to study. She believed that he was definitely not a lack of goals or a criminal.
Must deliver a message to protect police enforcement
The magistrate continued that the defendant threw a water bottle at the police, allowing a woman to escape. The behavior was "robbing" and the situation was serious. In addition to punishing the defendant, the sentence must also convey a message to protect the police's law enforcement.
She called on the defendant to reflect on what she had done, and pointed out that only he knew whether he sincerely regretted it.
The court also stated that the prosecution used the "Police Forces Ordinance" to prosecute the crime of obstructing office work, not the "Offences against the Person Ordinance", so the maximum penalty is six months' imprisonment.
She took 6 weeks as the starting point for sentencing. Taking into account the defendant’s first offender and the evaluation of the pleas, her sentence was reduced by 1 week, and she was finally sentenced to 5 weeks in prison.
The defendant first committed a mistake
The defense quoted letters when pleading, saying that the defendant was sensible, kind, and helpful since childhood.
He alleged that the defendant committed the first crime and knew his mistake, and his career direction was also affected by the case. Although he was late in remorse, he hoped that the court would lightly sentence him so that he could benefit from the "Regulations on Rehabilitation of Offenders."
Regarding the magistrate's point that the defendant's explanation to the probation officer was inconsistent with the fragments, the defense stated that after more than a year, the defendant's memory may be incorrect and reiterated that he admitted to throwing water bottles at the police.
Case Number: TMCC2079/2019
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