On the night of June 4th the year before last, hundreds of people gathered in Mong Kok for a "mourning June 4th" event. During the period, some people shouted political slogans and blocked roads.
Two of the men were accused of dragging the fence out of the road with the intention of obstructing traffic. Today (23rd) they pleaded guilty to the crime of illegal assembly in the District Court. The case was adjourned to February 13th next year for sentencing.
Defendants Liu Yuzhao (55 years old, delivery man) and Zeng Ziliang (55 years old, owner of a logistics company) admitted to participating in an illegal assembly near the junction of Argyle Street near Portland Street on June 4, 2020; He was charged with one count of resisting a police officer in the performance of his duties, which was filed in court.
500 people gathered around Langham Place that day
According to the facts of the case, about 500 people gathered at Langham Place and Argyle Street at 6:00 p.m. on the night of the incident.
Most of the people held white candles and turned on the flashlights of their mobile phones in order to carry out the "commemoration of June 4th" activities.
During the period, some people kept shouting slogans such as "Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of the times", "Five major demands, never one", "Hong Kong people build a country" and other slogans.
At 8:45, the crowd began to disperse.
The two defendants dragged the fence out of the road
A few minutes later, about 50 people suddenly walked out of the road near the junction of Argyle Street and Portland Street, causing vehicles to stop.
It can be seen from the clips on the Internet that at that time, 3 men and 1 woman moved the fence and pallets to the vehicles parked on Argyle Street, blocking their progress.
At about the same time, the two defendants dragged the fences out of the Argyle Street road about 3 meters away, intending to block traffic.
Seeing this, the plainclothes police stepped forward to stop and arrest the two.
Case No.: DCCC 781/ 2020
On June 4, 2020, about 500 people gathered in Mong Kok to commemorate June 4th.
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8 defendants in the June 4th Rally case were imprisoned for 4.5 to 14 months. Li Zhiying and Li Zhuoren were imprisoned for the June 4th Rally in October.
Summary｜24 people convicted and imprisoned separately from 4 to 14 months. Two people are still wanted by the court. The head of the prison is absent from June 4th. Agreeing to participate in the crime of assembly and awaiting punishment in the third year. The designer and the waiter of the illegal assembly in Mong Kok were sentenced to half a year and 3 months in prison respectively.