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Written by: Li Huina
2021-05-18 15:17
Last update date: 2021-05-18 15:28
In December of the previous year, a rally in support of Uyghur human rights was held in Edinburgh Square in Central. During the rally, some people pulled off the national flag and attacked the police. The 22-year-old unemployed youth jumped to the police chief in an attempt to throw the opponent on the ground to help those who were subdued by the policemen on the ground. People fled.
The young man pleaded guilty to rioting and assaulting a police officer today (18th). The judge believed that the incident did not involve premeditated conspiracy. The police officer involved in the case suffered only minor injuries. Although his behavior involved helping the demonstrators escape, he believed that he committed the crime on impulse and sentenced the defendant to 28 imprisonment. month.
The case involved 3 defendants and 1 pleaded guilty
3 defendants: Lu Jiayu, Liang Jiawei and Xiao Zifeng.
Leung Ka-wai, 22, pleaded guilty to participating in the riot and assaulting a sheriff in Edinburgh Square in Central on December 22, 2019; the remaining two have denied the charges and the case will be tried on March 14 next year.
The defense pleaded that Liang had regretted it, and he took the initiative to seek help from the Xinyi Association afterwards and participated in counseling on the awareness of law-abiding. He hoped that the court would give a light sentence considering that the case was not premeditated, the scale was small, and the police officer's injuries were not serious.
The emergency is small in scale
Judge Li Junwen sentenced that the case was an emergency, with a small scale of only about 50 people, and it took place in Central on Sunday, causing very little nuisance to the public and traffic, and Liang’s behavior lasted less than 1 minute. No one threw petrol bombs or bricks during the riot, and the police officer involved was only slightly injured.
No advocacy of incitement
Although Liang involved in helping the demonstrators escape, he did not take the lead, advocacy, or incitement. The role is non-dominant. It is believed that he committed the crime on impulse. Moreover, Liang was still young and actively sought the assistance of social workers afterwards, so he was sentenced to 28 months in prison. .
The facts of the case allege that on December 22, 2019, "Students' Calendar" held a rally in Edinburgh Square in Central. The purpose was to draw public attention to the human rights of the Uyghurs in Tibet. A notice of no objection was issued to the rally.
The rally in Edinburgh Square on December 22, 2019 turned into a conflict between police and civilians.
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Demonstrators tore down the flag that day
During the period, a demonstrator tore off the flag from the flagpole outside the City Hall and threw it on the ground. The demonstrator later fled. When the police retrieved the flag and planned to leave the scene, they were surrounded by the demonstrators. One of them pushed the police officer and tried to escape, but Was subdued by police officers.
Later, a large number of demonstrators including Liang threw objects at the police and attacked and surrounded the police.
Someone was subdued by the police for assisting the man involved in the attack on the police to escape. Liang then jumped to a sergeant, trying to throw the other person to the ground, trying to help the man escape. Liang was arrested.
The incident left many police officers with bruises and swelling and pain in their hands.
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