The former president of the HKBU Student Union, Fang Chung-yin, bought 10 laser pointers on Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po two years ago. They were intercepted by the police and suspected of escaping. When the police seized his mobile phone, it was found that the mobile phone had been reset.
Fang was therefore charged with three crimes of possessing offensive weapons, resisting police officers, and obstructing justice.
He denied the charge and was tried in the District Court today (6th). The prosecution opened a case stating that someone used a laser pen as an offensive weapon during the demonstration the previous year, causing injuries to the police officer’s eyes. Fang Zhongxian clearly knew the situation, but he had been However, he received a large deposit of 10,000 yuan. In addition, he mentioned on Facebook that "If you have brothers and feet who want to play Xiangcheng Online, but you don’t have money, you can contact my brother." He even used 4,200 yuan to buy laser pens. He is a "stargazing pen", but he has no astronomical equipment or books for stargazing in his home.
The phone was reset when arrested
The defendant Fang Zhongxian (22 years old, student) denied that he had carried offensive weapons, namely 10 devices capable of emitting laser beams, on August 6, 2019 in the area of Alice Street and Guilin Street in Sham Shui Po, and was outside the Guilin Street convenience store Resist the police chief.
He also denied that he committed an obstruction of justice that day, that is, resetting the phone before the police seized the mobile phone as an exhibit.
The defendant must know the social situation before the crime
The prosecution stated that since the demonstrations in Hong Kong in June 2019, some people have used laser pointers and laser pointers as offensive weapons to irradiate the police. As a result, some police officers suffered from conjunctival bleeding and blurred vision in both eyes. The defendant Born and studied in Hong Kong, he is also a student of Baptist University and the president of the student union. He must know the social conditions at the time of the case.
FB has demonstration information and posts against police remarks
The prosecution also listed the personal Facebook posts of the Baptist University Student Union and the defendant, which involved information on the demonstrations, remarks against the police and the demonstrations, and also showed that he knew the social conditions at the time.
Furthermore, the defendant is also a member of the Telegram group "Hong Kong Self-Defense Force" and "612 Anti-send Legal Aid Group".
The account had received a deposit of 10,000 yuan before the incident
The prosecution also pointed out that the defendant received a large deposit of 10,000 yuan in his account before the incident, and the defendant mentioned on Facebook that "if you have brothers and feet who want to play Xiangcheng ONLINE but you don't have money and money, you can contact my brother." Using 4,200 yuan to purchase a laser pen, the court asked the court to consider the defendant’s intentions.
Claimed to be crossed by the police when arrested
The prosecution mentioned that the defendant ran away after the police chief stated that he wanted to stop and search. Later, when he was under investigation, he asked onlookers to take pictures, claiming that he was cross-necked by the police.
Later, the defendant expressed his discomfort and was sent to hospital. The defendant was taken to the ambulance at about 8 pm that night. The police officer stated on the ambulance that they would seize his mobile phone and asked the defendant not to use the mobile phone and turned it off. However, the phone was checked after inspection. , Was found to have been reset at 8:35 that night.
Non-astronomical society and no astronomical equipment or books
Although the defendant claimed that the laser pen was used as a "star-gazing pen," the prosecution stated that he was not a member of the HKBU Astronomical Society and had no astronomical equipment or books for stargazing at home.
Case Number: DCCC119/2020
