35+ Primary Election Case | 47 defendants will be heard again in the afternoon, 36 people will be taken to court in March, dozens of police officers will be on guard

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Written by: Chen Jiayi

2021-05-31 11:49

Last update date: 2021-05-31 12:00

Forty-seven pro-democracy activists were charged with conspiracy to subvert state power for organizing and participating in the "35+ primaries" last year. Among them, 11 were granted bail earlier, and 36 were still three months old.

The case will be heard in West Kowloon Court today (31st).

Although the hearing took place in the afternoon, dozens of uniformed police officers and police cars were on guard outside the court at 9 o'clock in the morning, setting up tents and pulling up orange belts on the spot.

More than 30 citizens were waiting in the court to observe, and some of them had arrived at the court early in the morning.

For this hearing, the main court has 47 relatives' seats and 6 reporters' seats, and two other courts and the extended area of ​​the court for live hearings.

At around 9 o'clock this morning, dozens of police officers were on guard outside the West Kowloon Court, with tents and orange belts set up.

(Photo by Chen Jiayi)

Among the 47 defendants, only 11 have been released on bail, and 36 have been repaid for 3 months.

During this period, a total of 26 defendants announced their withdrawal from politics, their resignation from the post of district councilor or their respective units.

47 defendants and their latest status.

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47 defendants were charged with one count of conspiracy to subvert state power, which is that they conspired together to subvert state power during the period from July 1, 2020 to January 7, 2021, and organized, planned, implemented, or participated in Implementation, the threat of the use of force or other means to seriously interfere with, obstruct or undermine the performance of the functions of the Hong Kong government.

The charge is that the defendant declared, carried out, or participated in a plan to obtain majority control in the Legislative Council. Any budget or public expenditure proposed by the SAR government, regardless of the content or the pros and cons of the content, refused to pass without distinction, forcing The Chief Executive dismissed the Legislative Council, paralyzing the operation of the government, and eventually led to the Chief Executive's resignation.

Case Number: WKCC813/2021

11 defendants who were granted bail.

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