7 members of the stake accused of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law, Zou Xingtong and 4 members of the Standing Committee were denied bail

The National Security Department of the police yesterday cited the "Hong Kong National Security Law" to prosecute 7 stakeholders of the stake, and charged them in two separate cases. Among them, the chairman of the association, Li Zhuoren, vice chairman He Junren, and Zou Xingtong, were accused of inciting others to use illegal means. The overthrow of China’s fundamental system or the central government was charged with inciting subversion of state power; Zou and four other members of the Standing Committee were charged with failing to comply with the notice issued by the Implementation Rules of the National Security Law. The seven defendants were divided into two cases today (10th) ) Appeared in West Kowloon Magistracy.

The court first handled the case involving He Junren and others, and was tentatively scheduled to be heard again on October 28. As for the case involving 5 standing committee members, the prosecution originally requested a two-week postponement and was rejected by the Magistrate Luo Quan. All 5 people denied the charges. The case was adjourned to a pre-trial review on the 21st of next month. Guan Luo refused to release all defendants on bail and returned them to the custody of the Correctional Services Department.

Li Zhuoren and three others involved in inciting subversion of state power

The first case involved 4 defendants: Stake, Stake Chairman Li Zhuoren (64 years old, trade union officer), Vice Chairman He Junren (69 years old, lawyer) and Zou Xingtong (36 years old, lawyer).

They are accused of inciting others to organize, plan, implement, or participate in the implementation of illegal means to subvert state power in Hong Kong from July 1, 2020 to September 8, 2021, that is, to overthrow and undermine the fundamentals of the People’s Republic of China. System, or overthrow the central government of the People’s Republic of China.

Stake case | Social activists continue to show support to Zou Xingtong and look at reporters in police car

Zou Xingtong and many other defendants were escorted to the court by police cars and prison cars this morning.

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Stake 7 directors in full custody cannot appoint a lawyer

The court handled the first case first. The prosecution stated that the first defendant in the case, that is, the stake did not have a representative to attend today’s hearing. Zou Xingtong, who is also the defendant in the case, explained that since the seven directors of the organization are in custody, they cannot meet to authorize appointments. lawyer.

The prosecution also expressed that he understood that the case was rushed and agreed to let the organization ask for instructions to appoint a lawyer. Guan Luo then asked Zou if one month would be enough. Zou said that although "practical difficulties" might arise in the meeting, he agreed to adjourn the meeting for one month. After further discussion, the two sides decided to adjourn the case to October 28.

Police need time to inspect 50 devices

As for the cases of Li Zhuoren, He Junren and Zou Xingtong, the prosecution also applied for adjournment until October 28 to allow the police to conduct further investigations, including inspection of electronic equipment found at the stake meeting site, which involved up to 50 USB devices. , Computer, iPad, computer, etc.

Since the three defendants did not object to the adjournment, the case should be adjourned by the prosecution.

3 Defendants are not allowed to be released on bail

The court then processed the bail of the three people. Li Zhuoren and He Junren did not apply for bail, so they will continue to be remanded in custody while the case is adjourned.

Zou Xingtong applied for bail. During her bail statement, people in the public gallery clapped hands from time to time, but Luo Guan refused bail in the end.

Zou reserves the right to review bail for 8 days

Several Stake Standing Committee members were accused of violating the rules of the National Security Law.

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Zou Xingtong and 4 members of the Standing Committee were accused of violating the rules of the National Security Law

Another case involved five defendants: Zou Xingtong (36 years old, lawyer), vice chairman of the stake, Deng Yuejun (53 years old, unemployed), member of the Standing Committee of the stake, Liang Jinwei (36 years old, district councilor), and Chen Duowei (57 years old, driver) ) And Xu Hanguang (72 years old, retired).

Five people were involved in violating the Implementation Rules of the National Security Law. On September 8, 2021, they were served as stake officers or managers or persons who assisted in management under the regulations, but they did not comply with the requirements of the notice.

The prosecution wanted to postpone for two weeks but was rejected by the officials

The prosecution requested that the case be postponed for 2 weeks so that the prosecution can conduct further investigations, that is, to investigate whether there are still officers or managers in the stake so that the police can send them relevant notices. If the relevant person has not complied with the requirements of the notice, Then the person will be added to the case for prosecution.

However, Luo Guan questioned that the prosecution’s statement was based on multiple assumptions and believed that it was too far away. Even if there were related persons, the other party would violate the notice before it would break the law. Therefore, he refused to postpone the application.

The prosecution then stated that it was ready to listen to the defendants’ replies. Five people denied the crime of failing to provide information in compliance with the notice. Relevant witness statements and documents.

This morning there was a media application requesting the court to relax the reporting restrictions on bail, but after hearing the submissions from both parties, Luo Guan believed that the police were still investigating the case, and the prosecution mentioned that the relaxation of restrictions might affect the trial, and the bail submissions involved For some ideas and declarations, the court should not be used as a platform for publishing ideas and declarations, and it also affects impartiality, so the application is rejected.

Case No.: WKCC3622, 3363/2021

Stake case | Social activists continue to support Zou Xingtong’s police car and look at reporters from the stake. 7 people were arrested, including Li Zhuoren and Zou Xingtong, accused of inciting subversion of state power stakes. The National Security Office then searched the Stake’s Kwai Chung warehouse Detained Deng Yuejun shouting "Rehabilitate the June 4th" Stake ︱ Standing Committee Member Xu Hanguang was arrested this morning on Lantau Island. The 5th Stake has refused to hand in information. Officers from the National Security Department went to the June 4th Memorial Hall to search for evidence and inspect a large number of documents and exhibits

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