The disbanded stake was charged with inciting subversion of state power. Former vice-chairman Zou Xingtong had earlier refused to lift the restrictions on media coverage in the delivery process. He filed a judicial review and won the case.
The case was brought to the West Kowloon Court today (17th), and the chief magistrate, Luo Quan, lifted the reporting restrictions according to the ruling of the High Court, and it took effect on the day of the first hearing.
In addition, the prosecution objected to Zou's application for a public preliminary investigation, saying that this may bring pressure from public opinion and weaken the fairness of the trial.
It has been scheduled for September 2 to 13.
The barrister Liang Laipi representing Zou Xingtong applied to change the primary inquest to a public hearing, and stated that only Zou intends to testify and no other witnesses will be called.
The prosecution objected to this, and was concerned that the public discussion of the primary inquiries would lead to public discussion and pressure from public opinion, which in turn would undermine the fairness of the trial.
However, after listening to the submissions from both parties, Officer Luo believed that the prosecution was "overly concerned and overly cautious". He pointed out that if the situation changed during the primary interrogation, the magistrate could still switch to closed doors at any time at his discretion, and finally ordered the primary interrogation to be conducted in an open form. News.
Defendants Stake, Li Zhuoren (64 years old, trade union officer), Ho Junren (69 years old, lawyer), Zou Xingtong (37 years old, lawyer), charged in Hong Kong from July 1, 2020 to September 8, 2021 Incite others to organize, plan, carry out or participate in the implementation of illegal means aimed at subverting state power, that is, to overthrow or destroy the fundamental system of the People's Republic of China, or to overthrow the central government of the People's Republic of China. The case has been scheduled for September 2. Primary Interrogation.
Case number: WKCC3632/2021
Zou Xingtong's request to remove the media coverage restriction was refused. Questioning the magistrate's lack of sympathy and asking the court for review