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Written by: Lu Leqian
2021-05-17 14:24
Last update date: 2021-05-17 14:29
Clashes broke out in Admiralty after the September 29th parade in the previous year. Many people were arrested and nearly a hundred people were charged. Two teenagers aged 14 and 15 pleaded guilty to riots in the District Court today (17th). The defense lawyers interceded. Submitted the psychiatric report of the two defendants, saying that the two defendants were suffering from hyperactivity and depression, but the prosecution did not accept the defense's report and insisted that the two defendants first return the psychiatric report to Su Xiaolan Psychiatric Center and then obtain the psychiatric report. The judge In the end, they were supposed to be sent to Xiaolan to be detained first, but they clearly stated that they had to be sent back to Biwu Correctional Institution for detention after obtaining the relevant report.
The case was postponed to June 7 and sentenced.
Both defendants are now 16 years old and each pleaded guilty to one riot, accusing them of participating in the riot on September 29, 2019 with other unknown persons.
Several demonstrators gathered in Admiralty to clashed with the police
The facts of the case allege that a citizen organized a "global anti-totalitarian march" from Causeway Bay to the government headquarters, but the police did not receive a notification.
During the parade, some demonstrators blocked Harcourt Road with obstacles and occupied the road, severely obstructing traffic. The demonstrators gathered in the political party area and threw petrol bombs, bricks, and hard objects at the police. Some demonstrators even used giant rubber bands. Used as a projector to throw hard objects at the political chief; the police repeatedly issued warnings during the period, and used tear gas and water cannon trucks to disperse, but the demonstrators still stayed at the scene and committed violent acts.
The two defendants threw objects and blocked the road
During the incident, the two defendants assembled together with other demonstrators outside the political party. CCTV footage and police video were captured. The 14-year-old defendant threw objects at the political party three times at the time of the incident, and the 15-year-old defendant at the time of the incident. They used traffic cylinders to block the road and threw objects at the political chief three times. The two were later arrested during the police dispersal operation.
The prosecution does not accept the psychiatric report submitted by the defense
The defense submitted the defendant’s psychiatric report, stating that the two defendants were suffering from hyperactivity and depression respectively. It also claimed that considering their young age, it is not appropriate to remand the Xiaolan Psychiatric Center, so they hoped to allow both. The defendant continued to be remanded in Pik Uk Correctional Institution; the prosecution did not accept the defense report and insisted on obtaining further psychiatric reports for the two defendants.
The officer ordered multiple reports for the two defendants
Guo Guanzhong approved the two to be detained in the Xiaolan Psychiatric Center, waiting for the two to obtain reports from the rehabilitation center, detention center, training center, and psychiatric report. However, after ordering to obtain the psychiatric reports of the two, they must be moved as soon as possible. Go back to Biwu Correctional Institution and adjourn the sentence until June 7.
Case Number: DCCC 288,293/2020
On September 29, 2019, clashes broke out in Admiralty, many people were arrested, and nearly 100 people were eventually charged.
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