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Written by: Peng Zhuowei
2021-05-29 15:31
Last update date: 2021-05-29 15:31
After the illegal assembly case on National Day last year was sentenced yesterday (28th), the office of the presiding judge Hu Yawen received at least three suspicious calls, including insults and threatening remarks.
The Bar Association issued a statement today (29th) in which it strongly condemned the intimidation in the harshest terms.
The Association stated that judges must perform their judicial duties without any interference, threaten judicial personnel, attempt to put pressure on judges or influence judges' rulings, all of which seriously impact judicial independence.
Such behaviors not only interfere with the operation of justice, but also damage the rule of law in Hong Kong, emphasizing that in a society under the rule of law, the above behaviors must never be tolerated and must be stopped immediately.
Peng Yunxi, President of the Law Society, also strongly condemned the intimidation of judicial personnel, emphasizing that intimidation of judicial personnel is not only a serious criminal offence, but also poses an intolerable threat to the rule of law and judicial independence.
She called on law enforcement agencies to investigate thoroughly immediately and bring the perpetrators to justice.
After the illegal assembly case on National Day last year was sentenced yesterday (28th), the office of the presiding judge Hu Yawen received at least three suspicious calls, including insults and threatening remarks.
Peng Yunxi said that the constitutional responsibility of judges and judicial personnel is to settle cases in accordance with the law.
Article 84 of the Basic Law states that judges and judicial personnel shall try cases in accordance with the law.
The judicial oaths made by all judges and judicial personnel require them to abide by the law and uphold the legal system in a fearless and unbiased spirit.
She continued that judges and judicial personnel followed the requirements of judicial oaths and performed their judicial duties impartially and without fear and impartiality, so that the judiciary gained a high degree of public trust. The pressure and influence exerted in the process will not shake the public's confidence in the judiciary.
In order to protect judicial personnel and maintain judicial independence and the rule of law, criminal intimidation against judges and judicial personnel must be stopped immediately.
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