College students assemble illegally in Causeway Bay just after serving another sentence, the official considers losing freedom for another six months

On September 29 of the previous year, clashes between police and civilians broke out in Causeway Bay. A college student involved in an illegal assembly and confronted the police and was eventually arrested.

He pleaded guilty to the crime of unlawful assembly in the District Court today (30th). The judge pointed out that the scale of the assembly was quite large and believed that the defendant was an active participant. However, he has already served his sentence in another demonstration. The defendant will be hit by depriving him of his freedom again. Although the judge once considered probation, he thought it was inappropriate. After balancing various factors, he sentenced him to half a year in prison.

Defendant Shi Langwei (21) pleaded guilty to participating in an illegal assembly on Leighton Road, Causeway Bay on September 29, 2019. He was originally charged with one count of possession of offensive weapons and was kept on file in court without prosecution.

The defense stated that the defendant’s biggest plea for pleading was to plead guilty, saying that he had learned a lesson and had a low chance of repeating a crime. He had been in possession of objects and intended to destroy property and was sentenced to a rehabilitation center. In principle, give the maximum deduction of sentence.

About 300 demonstrators confronted the police

The facts of the case allege that hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Leighton Road and Wong Nai Chung Road on the day of the incident. During the period, protesters blocked the road and damaged CCTV footage. When the police conducted a raid, about 300 including the defendant were involved. The demonstrators confronted the police. Some knocked on debris, some lit objects in trash cans, some even attacked the police line with long sticks and bamboo sticks, and some used street signs and sundries to defend.

Carrying telescopic sticks, knives and scissors when arrested

The defendant was eventually arrested during a police operation. After he was subdued, his telescopic stick was broken and he fell to the ground. He also had a knife on his calf, and scissors were hidden in his shirt pocket.

The judge sentenced that the scale of the illegal assembly involved was quite large. The defendant’s attire showed that he was involved in the illegal assembly in a planned way, and that he was carrying a telescopic stick, knife and scissors, indicating that he was an active participant.

If another case is dealt with at the same time, the overall sentencing will be considered

However, the judge pointed out that the date of the crime in this case was only 50 days away from the date of the protest that he was involved in earlier. If the two cases are dealt with at the same time, the court will take the overall sentencing principle into consideration, and finally think that he has served his sentence and later He worked actively and waited and sentenced him to 6 months in prison.

Case Number: DCCC 509/2020

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