Anti-amendment bill｜7,000 arrested persons not prosecuted? Arrested Youth Do Not Believe: The Government Has No Credibility

More than 10,000 people were arrested in anti-revision incidents in 2019, and about 3,000 of them were prosecuted. There are still 7,000 arrested people who are still under investigation. It is not known whether they will be prosecuted.

New Thinking Legislative Councilor Di Zhiyuan today (23rd) quoted Secretary for Justice Lam Ting-kwok as saying that the vast majority of unprosecuted cases will be closed.

A young man who was arrested but not prosecuted in an anti-revision demonstration said in an interview that he was always worried about being arrested by the police. , did not believe the "closed" news.

He pointed out that the political environment in Hong Kong is still harsh. For example, the police are still hunting down the youth who changed the national anthem in 2020. Under such circumstances, he who has emigrated and left will not return to Hong Kong.

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"Kicking the protection" youth decides to immigrate: before leaving Hong Kong, I have been trembling with fear

The reporter interviewed Michael (pseudonym) who was involved in the anti-amendment case by text on the evening of Wednesday (23rd).

He revealed that he was arrested in November 2019, and has not been contacted by the police since he was "kicked out of bail". He will leave Hong Kong in mid-2020.

He confessed frankly that before leaving Hong Kong, he was terrified, "check the door with anti-theft eyes before going out", worried that the police would arrest him, and he also had insomnia problems; I'm sweating and my heart beats faster."

It may be a personal opinion that Di Zhiyuan quoted Lin Dingguo

When asked how to comment on the news, he thought it was not credible, and only Di Zhiyuan listened to what Lin Dingguo said, and then added Di's personal opinion to recount it. He said bluntly: "The government has no credibility, no one will believe it." He said Many of the arrested persons left Hong Kong because of "it's hard to think about it, and it will be torture when you are accused."

He said that when they half-believed the news, they would not return to Hong Kong, "otherwise it would be meaningless to travel."

He also feels that the political environment in Hong Kong is still harsh. For example, the arrest of an 18-year-old youth who changed the national anthem in 2020, "I don't think there is any sign that he will let go."

If the news is true, will no longer prosecuting unaccused youths help mend social rifts and conflicts?

He believes that for many Hong Kong people, it is indeed helpful to repair, and some people have "move on"; but personally, he always believes that many people have been arrested and injured, and the core problems of the year have not been resolved, so There was no way to restore his confidence.

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