The 60-year-old Han arson officer to the police dormitory to walk with young people to turn hostility into a peaceful prisoner for 42 months

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Written by: Guo Haotian

2021-04-13 13:32

Last update date: 2021-04-13 13:36

Sixty-year-old Han claimed that in the anti-transmission movement in 2019, police officers clashed with young people. He was emotionally troubled. He wanted to stand on the same line with the young people. On the impulse, he set fire to the police dormitory in Sheung Shui, but was arrested on the spot.

He pleaded guilty to three crimes including arson yesterday.

The case was sentenced at the District Court today (13th). The judge denounced the defendant’s behavior as a direct impact on the rule of law. He also pointed out that even if the defendant is dissatisfied with the police, retaliating against police officers’ family members will only produce more crimes. The defendant should stay with the wise and think twice. OK, turn hostility into harmony.

Taking into account the defendant's plea and other circumstances, he was sentenced to three and a half years in jail and was required to pay 5,000 yuan in compensation.

The defendant Huang Jinquan (63 years old) pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of arson with intent, possession of corrosive liquids, and possession of tools suitable for illegal purposes. He alleged that he was outside the married police dormitory in Sheung Shui on March 23, 2020. , Possession of hydrochloric acid, a hoe, and arson damaged Senior Constable 7911’s private car.

The defendant commits a crime in the early hours of the morning, increasing the risk

Judge Li Qingnian stated in his sentence that the arson that did not cause injury to others generally requires a sentence of 4 to 6 years. The defendant committed the crime in the early hours of the morning. The residents were asleep and their alertness was low. The defendant even tied the escape gate with iron wire. The petrol bomb even hit a private car. Once the car exploded, it would pose a risk of life, and the arson could cause physical and mental trauma such as burns or disfigurement. It also added mental stress to the police officer’s home. He believed that the defendant’s behavior impacted the rule of law. Taking five and a half years as the starting point for sentencing, considering the defendant's plea, he was finally sentenced to 42 months in jail and compensated for the loss of the private car by 5,000 yuan.

The married dormitory of the Sheung Shui police was set on fire in the early morning of March 23 last year.

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Tie the iron gate before the arson

According to the prosecution plan, the defendant rode a bicycle to the Sheung Shui married police dormitory at about 1:40 am on the day of the incident, tied the gate with a wire, and threw three ignited petrol bombs into the dormitory. A fire was set outside the door; two of the petrol bombs exploded in the dormitory and affected a private car inside the dormitory.

The police officers ambushing in the dormitory chased the defendant. The defendant was uniformed and said: "Don’t stop, I’m not easy to speak." The police also found a plastic bottle containing toluene on the defendant’s bicycle and found it on the defendant’s bicycle. A plastic bottle containing "drainage water" and a hoe were also found on the site.

Emotionally troubled during the movement

When the defense pleaded, the defendant pointed out that the defendant had witnessed the conflict between police officers and young people since the anti-transmission campaign the year before, and was emotionally troubled. Under pressure, he impulsively went to the police dormitory to set fire; the defense also pointed out that the defendant was deaf in his left ear and had good character. , Said he only cares about the next generation in Hong Kong and hopes to stand on the same front with young people, but now he has understood that this method cannot help young people.

Case Number: DCCC 587/2020

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