In the Yuen Long West Rail Station 721 white-clothed man attack, one of the eight defendants involved was acquitted, and the other seven were sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison for crimes such as riots.
Among them, Tang Yingbin and Cai Liji, who were sentenced to 3 years, 9 months and 6 years in prison, have formally lodged an appeal; and the Department of Justice has earlier stated that they have lodged an appeal against Wang Zhirong’s acquittal.
The original 8 defendants in the case, only Wang Zhirong (55 years old) was found not guilty after trial. The remaining 7 people include Lin Guanliang (48 years old) and Lin Qiming (43 years old) who had pleaded guilty of riots before the trial, and the other 5 people Including: Huang Yingjie (48 years old), Deng Huaichen (60 years old), Wu Weinan (57 years old), Deng Yingbin (61 years old) and Cai Liji (40 years old) were convicted of riots and wounding after interrogation.
Defendant Deng Yingbin, sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison, appealed the conviction.
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The seven convicted defendants were sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison. Among them, Deng Yingbin appealed the conviction and Cai Liji appealed the conviction and sentence.
In addition, the family of Deng Huaichen, who has the heaviest sentence, held a press conference yesterday, stating that he will appeal his sentence and has also applied for legal aid.
Case Number: CACC171/2021