The police arrested 4 men suspected of advocating illegal assembly on Christmas Eve tomorrow (24) on social media and communication platforms.
The police stated that the posts involved in the case included "Christmas Eve Revolution", "Decoration", "Lone Wolf Turns into a Pack of Wolves", etc. The remarks were also suspected of inciting others to express their demands by violence, including disrupting public tranquility, occupying roads, and taking actions against shops. Destroy and attack police officers.
Dai Zibin, Chief Inspector of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Investigation Division (Operation Team), said that criminals used the time of the celebrations to post on different social media to instigate others to commit crimes, participate in unauthorized gatherings, and express their demands with violence, including disrupting public peace. , Occupy roads, destroy shops, attack police officers, etc.
After intelligence collection and investigation, the police arrested 4 men aged between 22 and 52 in Tin Shui Wai, Sha Tin, Yuen Long and Yau Ma Tei today (23) on suspicion of "inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly" and "inciting others to commit crimes." The charges of "destroying" and "inciting others to cause serious bodily harm" are currently being detained and investigated. Dai Zibin said that the operation is still ongoing, and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested.
Dai Zibin pointed out that the arrested persons were suspected of inciting others to assemble illegally tomorrow on a social media and a communication platform. Some of the posts mentioned words including "Christmas Eve Revolution", "Destruction", "Decoration", and "Revolution requires the whole people." "Experience", "Lone wolf turns into a pack of wolves", etc., and advocate self-developed tools to hinder law enforcement personnel, including the police.
During the police operation, 4 telephone investigations were seized.
Dai Zibin, Chief Inspector of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Investigation Branch (Operations Team).
(Photo by Lin Langtian)
Dai pointed out that anyone who commits the above three crimes can be sentenced to up to 5 years, 10 years and life imprisonment upon conviction.
In addition, the High Court issued a temporary injunction in 2019, prohibiting the use of violence on the Internet and the media to promote, encourage, instigate or threaten the use of violence, and have the opportunity to commit contempt of court. Dai Zibin also condemns anyone who abuses the Internet to incite others to commit illegal acts for the public With serious risks and unimaginable consequences, it warns that the Internet world is not unreasonable, and calls on not to underestimate the legal responsibility of online speech.
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