More than 10,000 people arrested in anti-revision incidents, 883 people have to bear legal consequences, about 720 people charged with riots

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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2021-04-08 22:02

The last update date: 2021-04-08 22:02

The Special Finance Committee meeting of the Legislative Council will be held next week. In response to questions from Members, the Department of Justice stated that as of February 28, the police had arrested 10,242 people in anti-amendment incidents. 2,521 people have been or are undergoing judicial proceedings, of which about 720 have been arrested. Prosecution for riot crimes.

The Department of Justice also stated that of the 2,521 people arrested, 883 had to bear the legal consequences, including 614 convicted, 261 required to sign conservative behavior, 4 people were sentenced to care or protection orders, and 4 people were given civil proceedings for contempt of court. Punishment.

In addition, 50 people had their charges dropped and 186 people were acquitted.

With regard to outsourcing cases, the Department of Justice stated that it will actively consider and appoint private lawyers or barristers to assist in handling cases from time to time, with the main purpose of meeting the needs of prosecution operations.

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Asked whether the current criminal prosecution progress is slow and the government will consider increasing the number of cases outsourced, the Attorney General stated that he has been in communication with the police to follow up related cases as soon as possible and effectively.

The Department of Justice emphasizes that the time required for each case from the initiation of an investigation to the prosecution depends on many factors, such as the time required for the investigation by law enforcement agencies, the amount of evidence, the nature and complexity of the case.

With regard to outsourcing cases, the Department of Justice stated that it will actively consider and appoint private lawyers or barristers to assist in handling cases from time to time, with the main purpose of meeting the needs of prosecution operations.

In addition, the Department of Justice pointed out that all government lawyers in the Criminal Prosecution Division need to assist in handling criminal prosecutions in response to actual operational needs. As of March 1, this year, the actual number of government lawyers in the Division was 152.

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