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Written by: Li Huina
2021-03-18 18:20
Last update date: 2021-03-18 18:20
A netizen called for a "Sing with You" event in various shopping malls in Hong Kong in May last year. A 16-year-old boy was involved in damaging the drink shop in Sha Tin’s New Town Plaza. He was sentenced to 200 hours for criminal damage. Service order.
The Department of Justice considered the sentence to be too light and requested a review of the sentence. At the hearing today (18th), the court should send messages to protect the public through sentencing, otherwise it would affect the business environment.
In the end, the Court of Appeal found that the original trial made a mistake in principle and revoked the sentence. However, he first obtained reports from the training center, detention center, and rehabilitation center for him before sentenced.
The now 17-year-old defendant, surnamed Zhou, admitted that on May 13 last year, he destroyed the facilities of Hey Tea in Shatin New Town Plaza and was sentenced to a 200-hour social service order. Due to the epidemic,
After many stores were destroyed, they quietly cleaned up and reopened
The representative of the Department of Justice pointed out that during the anti-regulation campaign, shops such as banks, restaurants, and restaurants were destroyed. Some shops were targeted for political opinions or their sources of funds. However, many people "dared not speak up," after the shops were destroyed. , Quietly packed up and resumed business the next day. The offender was wearing black shirts and masks, and there was also cover, making it difficult for the police to investigate.
If it hadn't been for the police to deploy in advance in this case, or they failed to arrest the defendant.
Several teenagers tortured and destroyed the Xicha shop in the New Town Square. (See the picture below for details)
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The court should release the message or it will affect the business environment
Representatives of the Department of Justice believe that the court should send messages to protect the public through sentencing, otherwise it will affect the business environment.
Furthermore, the incident involved premeditated deployment, and someone opened WhatsApp group communications and commanded them in advance.
The defense refers to the emergency and non-premeditated
The defendant’s case was rebutted. The group was established 18 minutes before the event. It was an emergency and was not premeditated. Although the case was a social incident, the current social conflicts had decreased a lot, and the defendant was willing to compensate. Penalty, hopefully, the sentence can be changed to the rehabilitation center.
The Court of Appeal held that the trial magistrate made a mistake in principle and should be sentenced to detention and a more productive sentence, but decided to obtain a report for the defendant before imposing a sentence.
Case Number: CAAR1/2021
The prosecution has repeatedly filed sentence reviews in response to the amendments. (See the picture below for details)
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