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Written by: Chen Jiayi
2021-04-08 12:48
Last update date: 2021-04-08 12:48
In the riots in Mong Kok on the second day of 2016, demonstrators gathered on the road at the junction of Soy Street and Fa Yuen Street, blocking the road, setting fires and throwing debris.
An unemployed man suffering from cancer was accused of participating in the riot four years after the incident. He earlier pleaded guilty, accusing him of being under the influence of the atmosphere and alcohol, and admitted to throwing bricks at the police twice.
The Deputy Judge of the District Court today (8th) sentenced him to the West Kowloon Court, saying that when the defendant rallied with the people at the scene and confronted the police to support and agree with them, the role was active.
The judge also said that the riot was a very serious crime, and the sentence must be deterred from violent behavior, and he was eventually sentenced to 3 years in prison.
The defendant, Chen Junle (29 years old, unemployed), was charged with one riot, alleging that he participated in the riot along with Tan Baixi and others in Soy Street, Mong Kok on February 9, 2016.
District Court Deputy Judge Wang Shili cited cases when sentencing, and mentioned that Tan Baixi, who was accused of rioting in the same incident, was sentenced to 36 months. The maximum penalty for rioting is 10 years imprisonment, which is undoubtedly a very serious crime and must be deterred Violent behavior, especially against law enforcement officials.
She pointed out that imprisoning a person with a good background is a tragedy for her family and society, but we must crack down on ignorance of the law.
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The judge accuses that the role in the case is active
The official said that many demonstrators threw objects at the police. There was a kind of fire burning under a taxi. Fortunately, the taxi did not explode.
She believed that the demonstrators knew they were breaking the law, so they put on masks to avoid legal responsibility.
At the time of the incident, the 24-year-old defendant was already an adult. He knew what he had done. Although there is no evidence that he was related to the burning taxi, he assembled with the people at the scene and confronted the police to support and agree with them.
The taxi behind the defendant burned and the situation was chaotic. The king believed that his role was active.
Taking into account the number of people attacked and the scale of the riots, the royal official took 4 years and 6 months' imprisonment as the starting point for sentencing. He pleaded guilty and deducted one third of his sentence and sentenced the defendant to 3 years in prison.
As for the defense's plea that she was suffering from lymphoma, she alleged that the party had requested instructions from the Correctional Services Department, and the defendant could consult a doctor and obtain medication.
She also said that the defense stated earlier that the delay in prosecuting the defendant in this case was not caused by the prosecution, but by allowing the defendant to undergo surgery, because she agreed that it was not an excessive delay and there was no room for commutation.
Case Number: DCCC 680/2020
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