The chairman of the Democratic Party, Luo Jianxi, was accused of being involved in an illegal assembly during the siege of the Polytechnic University in November 2019. After a trial in the District Court, he was acquitted of the charges last month.
, the Department of Justice appealed to the Court of Appeal against Luo's crime the day before yesterday (5th).
The case was urgently heard in the Court of Appeal this afternoon (7th) to deal with Luo's bail.
The Court of Appeal granted Luo a bail of 5,000 yuan pending hearing, but he was not allowed to leave Hong Kong.
Luo Jianxi (36 years old) was charged with one count of illegal assembly, alleging that on November 18, 2019, he participated in an illegal assembly along with other unknown people in the area of the Science Museum Square in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Luo was acquitted of the charge.
After the Department of Justice filed an appeal, Luo Jianxi was brought to court, and the court granted him bail of 5,000 yuan pending appeal, but he was not allowed to leave the country.
(Photo by Zhu Xixin)
The original judge pointed out that Luo went to the scene to increase his popularity
The judge ruled earlier that the period when Luo stayed in the Science Museum Square coincided with the time when the conflict between the police and the demonstrators worsened.
He was not performing his official duties as a member of the Southern District of Hong Kong Island at the time, but as a politician on the scene, it was impossible to be uncalculated. image, and thus be on the scene.
Luo did not engage in acts of encouragement or participation
However, the judge also pointed out that Luo wandered around the place of illegal assembly, but did not encourage or participate in the confrontation, nor did he interact with other demonstrators.
He was wearing a white shirt and dark trousers at the time. Unlike ordinary demonstrators, he did not have "protective" equipment such as eye masks. Therefore, Luo was acquitted of the charges.
Democratic Party says it will provide support to Rowe and his family
The Democratic Party responded by saying that they will, as always, provide the necessary support to the chairman and his family, and continue to speak out for the people of Hong Kong based on the principle of "one country, two systems" and the interests of Hong Kong people. .
The siege of PolyU in November 2019.
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All 4 defendants in the same case were convicted
Four defendants in the same case: Chen Chongyi (70 years old, unemployed), Tan Haoming (22 years old, unemployed), Mo Dehui (38 years old, primary school teacher) were found guilty of illegal assembly, Deng Zhuoru (26 years old, reporter) was convicted Convicted of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, they will intercede on December 21.
Case No.: CACC217/2022
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