"Jesse" (formerly known as Yin Yaosheng), the host of online station D100, admitted that he had published online remarks including overthrowing the Chinese Communist Party and promoting the independence of Hong Kong the year before, and was involved in money laundering of 10.32 million yuan.
When he pleaded for mercy, he said that he, who originally talked about politics on an online channel, was influenced by the social atmosphere before commenting on politics.
After reflecting on his return, he saw that he was ignorant and arrogant in the past. He took himself as the standard and became a Catholic. Now he has learned to let go of anger and forgiveness, and now he just wants to be reunited with his family.
The case was sentenced today (7th) in the District Court. Judge Xie Shenzhi pointed out that Yin, as an online media, has influence on ordinary citizens, but he used his online platform to incite behaviors, aggravating the risk of damaging social peace and public order, and sentenced him to prison. 32 months, and formally ordered the confiscation of his 4.87 million assets.
The judge had said earlier that Gong Yin's assets of 4.87 million would be confiscated, and today he formally ordered that Yin must pay within 6 months, otherwise he would be imprisoned for 5 years.
The defendant, Yin Yaosheng, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit an act with seditious intent and three counts of money laundering.
The crime of sedition refers to his conspiracy with others to commit acts with seditious intent, namely hosting, producing, publishing and uploading online programmes between February 8 and November 21, 2020.
The crime of money laundering refers to that he laundered about 10.32 million black money from February 22 to November 30 of the same year.
Li Baoli (51 years old, insurance practitioner), the female defendant in the same case, denied two counts of money laundering, and the 6 counts denied by Yin were retained in court files and will not be prosecuted.
Alleging that Yin's remarks were partly due to votes
The judge disagreed with the defense's claim that Yin was not a political figure and committed the crime for his own sake. The judge said that Yin had admitted to promoting the pro-democracy primary election, partly because of votes, and Yin's source of income also depended on how much he watched the show. related.
Eloquence is not impulsive
As for the defense’s claim that the social background and atmosphere were unique at the time of the case, Yin, a native of Hong Kong, first talked about politics at the request of his employer. At that time, he sincerely believed that his remarks were not illegal, but the judge believed that Yin’s remarks were full of foul language. In response to the defense's accusation that Yin was not good at speech, the judge countered that Yin earned income with eloquence and click-through rate, which was by no means fast-talking, and Yin continued to commit crimes. Grounds for commutation.
Judge Xie Shen Zhizhi pointed out that Yin, as an online media, has influence on ordinary citizens, but he used his online platform to incite acts, which aggravated the risk of damaging social peace and public order.
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The official denounced Yin Fa's incitement as adding fuel to the fire
The judge pointed out that Yin, as an online media, had influence on ordinary citizens, but used his online platform to incite behavior.
When the other crime was committed, Hong Kong was in the midst of a series of continuous and serious violent attacks and illegal acts. The judge's direct rebuke of Yin's behavior was obviously adding fuel to the fire, exacerbating the risk of damaging social peace and public order.
In addition, Yin continued to commit crimes within five months after the National Security Law came into effect, apparently challenging the law and sentenced him to 14 months in prison for incitement.
That Yin is the mastermind of money laundering
As for the three money laundering crimes involving more than 10 million yuan and more than 410 withdrawals and transfers, the transactions lasted for 9 months. During this period, Yin directed Li to assist in handling property, and he was obviously the mastermind. For these three crimes, he was sentenced to 12 months in prison and 20 years in prison respectively. Months and 12 months, 3 crimes will be executed at the same time, but 18 months and sedition crimes will be executed in installments, that is, Yin's total sentence is 32 months.
When the defendant, Yin Yaosheng, pleaded for mercy, he said that he originally only made comments on online channels, and only commented on politics due to the influence of the social atmosphere.
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Has made remarks asking foreign countries to sanction Hong Kong officials
The facts of the case allege that during the crime, Yin hosted a total of 39 programs on the online channel "Jesse Channel" and online station D100, some of which included inciting others to resist or overthrow the Chinese Communist Party, promoting primary elections, blowing petrol bombs, and promoting Hong Kong. Independence etc.
Among them, in the program on August 8, 2020, he asked foreign governments to further sanction key Hong Kong officials, including giving the then Chief Executive Carrie Lam a lesson of "dead family".
It is also mentioned that the CCP is a totalitarian dictatorship
He has also made many inflammatory remarks in other programs, including describing the CCP as the most evil totalitarian dictatorship in the world, urging audiences to follow the revolutionary movement in Ukraine and "rush to Lam Cheng to write grass"; referring to Inner Mongolia and Hong Kong having their own The ethnic group they belonged to, the former was tortured more than Xinwuling in Hong Kong, "a hundred times ten million times more terrifying", but they still continued to fight; they said that the Communist Party wants to eliminate all ethnic groups and carry out cultural genocide; and said that the Chinese flag represents no Listen to the voice of the people, rule of terror and colonization; Taiwan is an independent country with freedom and democracy, etc.
As for Yin's admission of money laundering, it is alleged that he laundered a total of about 10.32 million yuan of black money through three bank accounts at the time of the case.
These accounts have huge transfers, etc., which are not commensurate with Yin Bao's main income.
Learn to let go of anger and resentment
After Yin confessed his guilt, he wrote a plea letter and presented it to the court. The letter mentioned that he reflected during his repayment period and believed that this was God's arrangement, asking him to let go of his anger, resentment, selfishness, and pride, and learn to forgive and forgive again. Pain, and knowing one's own inability.
He also wrote: "I saw my ignorance, arrogance, and self-righteousness... I always thought that my conscience was the standard for everything." His lawyer also pointed out that the money laundering methods involved in the case were not complicated. Yin Not getting paid.
Case number: DCCC 615/2021
Network host Jess admits to seditious remarks and money laundering official will confiscate his 4.87 million yuan assets Remarks and admit to money laundering 10.32 million