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July 1st assembly case | Chen Haohuan and other 7 defendants were jailed for six months to one year

2021-10-16T05:09:44.100Z


Former convener of the FDC, Chen Haohuan, former Democratic Party chairman Hu Zhiwei and Liang Guoxiong, etc., were accused of inciting incitement after the police opposed the 7.1 parade application last year, but they were still writing a call outside the Court of Final Appeal, calling on the public to participate in the parade


Former FDC convener Chen Haohuan, former Democratic Party chairman Hu Zhiwei and Liang Guoxiong, etc., were accused of inciting the public to participate in the procession after the police opposed the 7.1 parade application last year, but they were still writing a call outside the Court of Final Appeal to appeal to the public to organize and participate. There were 3 crimes of unapproved assembly. Seven of the defendants pleaded guilty earlier. Chen Haohuan pleaded with him and said that he only wanted to express his demands in a peaceful, rational and non-violent manner. The lawyer also pointed out that the scale of the assembly that day was small and there was no advocacy of violence.

The judge adjourned the case so far (16th) in the District Court to sentence the sentence, stating that although the scale of the demonstration that day was small and it did not last long, it still needed to be deterred. Therefore, the seven defendants were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from six months to one year.


The case involved 8 defendants and 7 pleaded guilty

Seven defendants who pleaded guilty: Chen Haohuan (24 years old), Zeng Jiancheng (64 years old), Xu Zijian (53 years old), Hu Zhiwei (58 years old), Zhu Kaidi (43 years old), Liang Guoxiong (64 years old), and Deng Shili (58 years old) ).

The first four defendants each admitted to knowingly participating in an unapproved public demonstration; in addition, Chen Haohuan, Xu Zijian, Hu Zhiwei, Zhu Kaidi, Liang Guoxiong and Deng Shili also admitted that the holding of one was unauthorized. The mass public demonstrations and other two counts.

As for their charges of knowingly participating in an unauthorized assembly, they were allowed to file the court without prosecution.

The sentences of each person are as follows:

Chen Haohuan: 12 months (of which 3 months and the previous sentence will be executed in installments)

Zeng Jiancheng: 10 months

Xu Zijian: 6 months

Hu Zhiwei: 10 months

Zhu Kaidi: 6 months (of which 2 months and the previous sentence will be executed in installments)

Liang Guoxiong: 8 months (of which 1 month and the previous sentence will be executed in installments)

Deng Shili: 6 months

In the same case, only the defendant, Chen Rongtai (56 years old), pleaded not guilty. He was charged with one count of knowingly participating in an unauthorized assembly. The case was postponed to June 27 next year and the trial is expected to take 4 days.

The sentences of the eight defendants, along with other cases, ranged from 6 months to 23 months.

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The official refers to the leadership role in the Chen Haohuan case

When sentencing, the judge stated that Chen Haohuan was in a leading role in the case and was the spokesperson of the organization. He made several speeches at the press conference on June 30 last year, and the speeches made by many people on that day were obviously intended to incite more people to participate in the demonstration. .

Sentence to prison for deterrence

The judge also pointed out that the social atmosphere began to ease when the incident occurred, with fewer participants, and there were only sporadic fires and conflicts on the day of the parade. The police also took action.

Although the scale of the demonstration was smaller than in the past and did not last long, the judge believed that prisoners still need to be sentenced to deter them.

The observers wish Hu Zhiwei a happy birthday

In addition to Chen Haohuan's corpse, several defendants were given a reduced sentence for serving the society in the past and taking into account their health conditions.

The observers waved to the defendants before and after the sentence.

Hu Zhiwei, who had his birthday next Monday, wished a happy birthday in advance after an observer was sentenced.

On July 1, 2020, the "Minato National Security Law" came into effect, and the July 1 parade was banned.

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Multiple defendants called for participation in the rally on social platforms

According to the case, the FDC applied to the police for a rally on July 1, but the police refused on the grounds of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and public order.

However, Chen Haohuan, Zeng Jiancheng, Xu Zijian, Hu Zhiwei and others held a press conference outside the Court of Final Appeal on June 30, and they held slogans saying "Oppose the National Security Law, Take the Street Together".

Chen Haohuan later called on the public to participate in the rally on July 1 on social platforms, indicating that he was one of the promoters and calling on the public to "stand on the streets without fear of the ban"; Zeng Jiancheng, Zhu Kaidi, Xu Zijian, Hu Zhiwei and Liang Guoxiong were also present. Social platforms called on the public to participate in the rally.

Liang Guoxiong used to live broadcast the parade

On the day of the incident, a large number of demonstrators gathered in Causeway Bay.

Chen Haohuan, Zhu Kaidi, and Liang Guoxiong held banners with the "Five Pursuits Against National Security Laws", Xu and Deng also participated.

Chen Haohuan was interviewed by the media. Liang broadcasted the parade on social platforms, and Xu, Hu, and Zhu also posted photos of the parade on social platforms.

In addition, later in the day, violent acts occurred in Causeway Bay, including road blockages, money spilling, and arson.

The assembly lasted 40 minutes without advocating violence

Chen Haohuan personally interceded earlier, saying that he wanted to use a peaceful, rational and non-violent way to express his appeal against the National Security Law.

Others’ barristers pointed out that the scale of the assembly involved was relatively small, which lasted only 40 minutes, and that no one had ever advocated violence, and related violent incidents did not appear until after the demonstration.

Among them, the roles of Zeng Jiancheng and Deng Shili are even less important. Zeng did not participate in the parade at all, and Deng did not participate in the press conference before the parade.

As for Hu Zhijian, the defense claimed that Hu was brought to court because of the interests of Hong Kong people and wanted to strive for a better social environment. Therefore, it is hoped that the court will consider his years of social contributions and consider a suspended sentence.

In addition, Liang Guoxiong, who is being sentenced to 22 months in prison for other demonstrations, hopes that the court can consider his current sentence in this case to be executed at the same time.

Case Number: DCCC 107/ 2021

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