During the conflict in Mong Kok last October, when police officers chased a male student, a black-clothed man flew and kicked the police officer for the "robbing criminals." During this period, a construction worker was suspected of attempting to grab the police officer's shotgun.
The site worker and the intercepted boy denied attempting to rob and resisted arrest and were tried. In his defense, the site worker admitted that he intended to arrest the police officer’s arm and assault the police, but said he had no intention of stealing a gun.
The judge today (25th) ruled that the police officer’s description was not confusing, he believed that the police officer was honest and reliable, but did not believe in the construction workers’ claims, and ruled that he was guilty of attempted robbery; the judge believed that the other defendant and the perpetrator in the film Similarly, the other defendant was also found guilty of resisting arrest.
The first defendant Xie Xincheng (31 years old, construction worker) was charged with three counts of unlawful assembly, assault on the police, and attempted robbery. All three crimes occurred in Mong Kok on October 13, 2019. Xie admitted the first two counts, but denied attempted robbery. Constable X’s Lei Mingden shotgun; the second defendant Chen Jiajun (18 years old, student) denied a crime of resisting arrest, referring to Constable X, who refused to perform his duties on the same day and the same place.
Xie claimed that he only wanted to grab the officer's arm
In his defense, Xie admitted that because he was dissatisfied with the police, he grabbed the officer's arm and carried out the attack. There was a chance of encountering a firearm in the process, but he had no intention of grabbing the gun.
Although the defense also questioned the chaotic situation and the unreliable evidence of the police officer, the judge believed that the police officer’s description was not confusing, and most of the plot was inconsistent with the fragments. He believed that the police officer was honest and reliable. Think he contradicts himself.
The official thinks Chen is the person in the film
In addition, the defense also questioned the confession against Chen, but the judge compared the person in the film with the queen Chen, and found that the two men had similar hairstyles, tops, and trousers, and ruled that the offender in the film was the defendant.
In the end, the judge ruled that the two defendants were guilty of attempting robbery and resisting arrest.
Case Number: DCCC574/2020
Conflicts and vandalism occurred in Mong Kok and multiple districts on October 13, 2019.
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A police officer was attacked by a man in black with his feet off the site The driver was exposed for driving on the highway without a license
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