The Judiciary announced that the appointment of former District Court Judge Chen Zhongheng and Senior Counsel Lai Yuen Heng as Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court will take effect tomorrow (26th). The appointment will be made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Staff Recommendation Committee.
Judge Chen Zhongheng tried the "Occupy Central Nine Sons" case.
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Chen Zhongheng was appointed as a District Court judge in 2012 and was responsible for the 2019 "Occupy Nine Sons" case. At that time, the ruling stated that civil disobedience was not a reason for defense. In addition, Chen Guan also tried a number of cases involving the 2019 legislative amendment.
According to the news, Chen Guan was also one of the recipients of the recent suspicious letter incident.
Li Wanxi handled the case of Gong Ruxin's will.
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Lai Wan Him was promoted to Deputy Chief Government Counsel and Chief Government Counsel of the Department of Justice in 2011 and 2017 respectively. In 2019, he was in private practice and was appointed as the Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court for several times since 2020.
During his work in the Department of Justice, Li handled the case of Liu Mengxiong's intent to obstruct justice, the case of Chen Zhencong forging the will of the late Chinachem Chairman Gong Ruxin, etc. After private practice, he became the defender of the suspected rape case of Chen Fen, the deputy general manager of Evergrande Group Hong Kong. Party representative.
Judges successively received threats letters. The judiciary strengthened the security of the court building, including the resignation of Dai Qisi before dispatching documents. The chief of the Judicial Staff Recommendation Committee has not appointed a candidate for the Bar Association. Chen Guangchi, a designated judge of the National Security Law, was condemned by telephone harassment by the Department of Justice. The court received powder letters in succession
