The youth recognized that the 8.31 half-year anniversary of the demonstration participated in the riot and represented Hong Kong in the Kabaddi race for 34 months

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Written by: Lu Leqian

2021-05-24 11:54

Last update date: 2021-05-24 12:01

Half a year after the 8.31 incident occurred at Prince Edward Station, demonstrators gathered around Mong Kok to block the road. A police officer was "ordered" because he stopped to check equipment and was beaten. The 19-year-old youth believed he had thrown water bottles and bamboo sticks at the police officer. He pleaded guilty to riots earlier. The case was sentenced in the District Court today (24th). The defendant pleaded with Aristotle's disease when he pleaded, but he performed well in sports and represented Hong Kong in the Kabaddi competition.

Judge Yao Xunzhi pointed out that the case was very serious and should have been sentenced to five years in prison. Considering that the defendant was not the leader and pleaded guilty, he was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison.

Defendant Niu Zhuohui, now 20 years old, a Middle Eastern student, was charged with participating in a riot in the vicinity of Sai Yeung Choi South Street near Gu You Street in Mong Kok on February 29 last year.

He was originally charged with assaulting the police, but he was kept in the court and not prosecuted.

Angrily made a wrong judgment

The defense pleaded that the defendant suffered from Aristotle’s disease, making it difficult to learn, but the defendant continued to work hard and achieved outstanding results in sports. He even represented Hong Kong in an international Kabaddi competition. The crime was all committed. It was only because of a momentary anger that he made a wrong judgment and did something wrong. He also alleged that the defendant was only trying to drive off the police officer and did not plan to hurt him.

The defense also pointed out that the defendant was kind by nature, so the case has been remanded for more than a year and a profound lesson has been learned. Fortunately, he did not cause any harm to the police, so he asked the court for a light sentence.

Throwing debris at the police 3 times

Judge Yao Xunzhi pointed out at the time of sentencing that the facts of the case were that the defendant had surrounded a police officer with more than a dozen people and attacked him. The defendant also threw debris at the police officer three times. The starting point for sentencing should be 5 years or more in prison; considering that the defendant has no background and his medical condition, and that the defendant was not the leader of the riot that day, the starting point for sentencing should be reduced to 4 years and 3 months; in response to the defendant’s plea, Yao Guan The sentence was reduced by one third, and the defendant was eventually sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison.

The besieged police officer once held a gun

According to the case, a large number of people gathered in Mong Kok and Prince Edward in response to the "Six-Month Commemoration of the Prince Edward Station Attack" on February 29 last year.

The police officer in question was on duty in plain clothes at the scene. When he and his colleagues were pursuing the road blocker at the junction of Nathan Road and Shantung Street, someone falsely claimed that the police officer had dropped his equipment. The police officer stopped to check his belongings, but he "placed an order." "He was surrounded by demonstrators, punched and kicked, and some people threw objects at him. The police officer once held a gun in self-defense.

The police officers took advantage of the crowd to disperse and fled along Sai Yeung Choi Street to Gu You Street, and then armed with guns in self-defense. However, the crowd continued to threaten and insult him. The police took the opportunity to escape, but citizens including the defendant threw water bottles at the police officer The defendant also tried to throw bamboo sticks at police officers twice. When he picked up bamboo for the second time, he was subdued by another police officer.

Kabaddi is a Bangladeshi technology

When the defendant pleaded, he said that the Kabaddi competition he had participated in was a contact sport that was played by two teams, each with seven people.

The purpose of the movement is to allow a player of the offensive team to enter the defensive half of the court within a certain period of time. The attacker must try to reach the defensive player without being caught by the defender, and then run back to the offensive team’s half of the court. .

If the attacker touches the defensive player, the attacker scores; if the defensive team catches the attacker, the defensive team scores.

This sport is very popular in India and many parts of Asia. It is the national skill of Bangladesh. It was a competitive sport in the 20th century.

Case Number: DCCC 602/2020

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