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Written by: Guo Haotian
2021-06-04 18:55
Last update date: 2021-06-04 18:55
Three of the defendants who were convicted of illegal assembling during the "Shop with You" event at Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay last year were sentenced in Kwun Tong Court today (4th). The magistrate did not accept people's plea that they were young and ignorant and did not understand. Distinguishing between peaceful demonstrations and illegal assemblies means that everyone is mature in thought and knows how to choose to participate in demonstrations for their political opinions.
However, this case took place in a crowded shopping mall. The safety of the citizens and the property of shops were threatened. The court could not ignore its seriousness. The court had to impose deterrent penalties and sentenced three people to imprisonment for 2 months and 4 months and to a rehabilitation center.
1 person was sentenced to 4 months in prison earlier
There were 10 defendants in the original case, and 6 were convicted after trial. One of them had been sentenced to 4 months in prison earlier, and the other two requested a review of the verdict. The three who received the sentence today include: Yang Jielang ( 21 years old), 17 years old surnamed Qiu, and Liu Jiahao (23 years old).
Yang pleaded guilty to assaulting the police, and Yau and Liu Jing were convicted of illegal assembly after interrogation.
Yang was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for pleading guilty, Qiu was sentenced to a rehabilitation center at a young age, and Liu was sentenced to four months' imprisonment.
Police officers must be protected when working in a chaotic environment
When sentencing, the magistrate accused Yang that he was walking with others when the case was committed and that he was indiscriminate. He continued to attack the police officer’s head, shoulders and back. The behavior caused chaos at the scene. The police officer should perform his duties in such an environment. Protected by law.
The defendant knew how to choose to march according to his political views
As for the other two defendants who were convicted of illegal assembly, the magistrate said that they were mature and knew how to choose to participate in the parade on that day based on their political opinions. They should also know the purpose of the parade. When the parade turned from a peaceful nature to a violent incident, they still They stayed at the scene, so they did not accept their claims that they committed crimes because of their ignorance. The crime occurred in a crowded shopping mall, which threatened the personal safety of citizens and the property of shops. The court should not underestimate its seriousness and must also impose deterrent penalties.
Furthermore, neither of the two reports showed that they were remorseful, so they were finally sentenced to a rehabilitation center and Liu Ze imprisoned for 4 months.
Liu applied for bail immediately after his sentence, pending appeal, and was granted bail of 10,000 yuan by the magistrate. During the bail period, he was not allowed to leave the country, and he must abide by the curfew and ban Telford Plaza.
Demonstrators clashed with police at MTR station
According to the case, on December 28, 2019, a crowd of netizens gathered in Telford Plaza to participate in the "shop with you" activity. During the period, the crowd sang songs and appealed to the public to support the yellow economic circle, and some clamored outside some stores. When marching from the shopping mall to Exit C of the Kowloon Bay MTR Station, someone yelled to plainclothes police officers and spoke insulting police officers. A police officer was attacked and injured in the chaos. In the end, 10 people were arrested.
Case Number: KTCC 835/2020
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