A 34-year-old man who reported to work as an interior designer was arrested by the police on suspicion of loitering and contempt of court yesterday (4th) morning when he was involved in filming and taking pictures in the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court. He is being detained for investigation.
A 34-year-old man who reported to be an interior designer was arrested for filming and taking pictures in West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.
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Sham Shui Po Police District Acting Chief Inspector (Criminal) Yang Tiehao explained the case this afternoon (5th) and stated that officers of the Cheung Sha Wan Police District received a report yesterday morning and learned that someone was loitering in the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court, which aroused security concerns.
After the police arrived at the scene, they stopped the 34-year-old local man outside the court. After investigation, he found that he used two mobile phones on his body to take 6 photos and a 12-second clip in the public area of Block A of the court. He was charged with loitering and contempt of court. He was arrested for crimes.
It is understood that the arrested man was an interior designer. He stayed at the scene for about half an hour to shoot. All the shots were scenes outside the courtroom, and no specific people or selfies were taken.
The police said that the purpose of the man's filming and whether the crime was related to the nature of his work are one of the directions of investigation, and it is not convenient to disclose details for the time being.
Yang Tiehao pointed out that it is illegal to take pictures or film in the court without permission, and may violate the crime of contempt of court, or Article 7 of the Summary Offenses Ordinance (Chapter 228) prohibits photography in court and other laws, calling on the public not to defy the law.
Sham Shui Po Police District Acting Chief Inspector (Crime) Yang Tiehao (photo by Wang Yiyang)
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