Martial arts coaches ran a martial arts class called "Ghost Killing Team Training Class" on FB posts, and posted posts mentioning joining the army, establishing a shadow government, and establishing an independent Hong Kong state.
After seeing the relevant information, the police sent undercover agents to participate and found photos of Zhou Zile and Chen Yanlin in the martial arts gym, as well as electronic candles.
The police then searched the house and found weapons such as swords and machetes, as well as a letter to Yuan Gongyi.
The male coach and his female assistant pleaded guilty in the District Court today (3rd) to inciting subversion of state power and possession of firearms without a license. and other reports; also asked for a background report for the female defendant, and allowed the female defendant to be released on 100,000 cash and personnel bail.
The case was adjourned until February 24 for sentencing.
Two defendants plead guilty to unlicensed firearms possession
The male defendant Huang Deqiang (60 years old, a martial arts instructor) and the female defendant Zhang Wenzhi (62 years old, unemployed) both pleaded guilty to one count of possession of firearms without a license. Ningge or a certain unit in Block N of Xingang City in Ma'anshan possessed 7 crossbows; the other "possessing offensive weapons with intention" faced by the two was filed by the court.
Martial arts coach Huang Deqiang pleaded guilty to sedition in the District Court, and he and his female assistant Zhang Wenzhi pleaded guilty to possession of firearms without a license.
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Huang Suocheng Incited Others to Subvert State Power
Huang also admitted one count of "inciting others to subvert state power", which means that from July 1, 2020 to March 20, 2022, he incited others in Hong Kong to organize, plan, implement or participate in the implementation of the following by force, threat Use of force or other illegal means to subvert state power.
The post is accompanied by a video demonstrating martial arts
According to the case, police officers discovered two suspicious Facebook accounts during online patrols.
From March 27, 2020 to February 10, 2022, they published a total of 39 subversive posts.
These posts describe others participating in a martial arts class called "Jiying Yang Wutang Demon Killing Team Training Class", and there are videos of martial arts demonstrations, as well as photos of people holding crossbows and arrows.
Mentioned the establishment of an independent Hong Kong state
The post also incites others to join its army, overthrow the SAR government and the Chinese Communist Party through revolution, and establish a shadow government and an independent Hong Kong state.
In addition, there are reports of others taking retaliation against the police on special days, such as 7.21, and leaving multiple mobile phone numbers. Those who are interested can contact by phone or WhatsApp.
Police send undercover agents to training sessions
On March 20 last year, the police sent undercover police officers to Tsim Sha Tsui in disguise to participate in the martial arts training class "Ji Ying Yang Wu Tang".
Huang was the person in charge of the training class, and was responsible for leading the training that day for five other participants, including the second defendant Zhang Wenzhi.
After class ended about half an hour later, police officers raided the scene and found that Huang had two mobile phones to log into the aforementioned Facebook account respectively, and arrested the two defendants for incitement.
Wong admitted with caution that he was the instructor of the training class and the user of the two Facebook accounts.
Photos of Zhou Zile, Chen Yanlin and others are posted in the martial arts hall
After the police searched the martial arts gym involved in the case, they found that there were photos of Zhou Zile, Chen Yanlin, Liang Jianhui and others posted on the venue, and there were 5 electronic candles.
In addition, the police found 4 handwritten notes addressed to others in Huang's backpack, mentioning the establishment of the Hong Kong Military Independence Party, an independent army, and a shadow government to overthrow the SAR government and build a nation.
The note also pointed out that the purpose of Huang's training class was to recruit students to receive military training, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the government. There was also a letter written to Yuan Gongyi.
Police officers are also searching for information on how to make weapons out of different objects such as pens and headscarves, and methods to escape the investigation of law enforcement officers.
Case No.: DCCC 798/2022
