47 people from the pro-democracy camp are suspected of planning the "35+" primary elections of the pro-democracy camp in 2020. 16 of the defendants have denied conspiracy to subvert state power. The case continues today (7th) in the West Kowloon Court (interim High Court).
The prosecution began to read out the opening statement yesterday, and mentioned that Dai Yaoting and Au Nuoxuan, etc., had started holding press conferences and publishing articles in newspapers during the period from March to April of that year, mentioning that "more than half of the parliament" fought for "35 +" seat ideas.
The chief prosecutor will continue to read the opening statement today (7th), mentioning more detailed plans, including Dai's "Ten Steps to Solicit Speculation" to overthrow all financial appropriations after pan-democrats occupy a majority of seats in the Legislative Council , The society fell into crisis, and eventually Western countries imposed economic and political sanctions on the CCP.
From May to June of the same year, Dai and District and others began to actively prepare for the primary election, including appealing to the "Huangdian" and district councilors to use the place as a polling station, accepting candidates to sign up for the election, and asking the candidates to sign a consent form.
After the "Hong Kong National Security Law" came into effect on the evening of June 30, Dai still claimed that the primary election was legal.
In the courtroom, footage of Dai et al.'s meeting in May was broadcast. The camera moved from time to time, and was also placed on the stage for several minutes.
At the beginning of the clip, there was a low "wow" sound from the prisoner's column.
The attendance of some defendants on bail.
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The road map and timetable of the ten-step song
The prosecutor continued to read the opening statement and pointed out that after Dai Yaoting first proposed to seize more than half of the seats in December 2019, he had published articles in many newspapers and put forward the concept of "soliciting speculation".
On April 28, 2020, Dai published an article in "Apple Daily", proposing "ten steps to solicit speculation", that is, by vetoing all financial appropriations, the society will be plunged into crisis, and even bloody suppression will be triggered. The ultimate goal is to get Western countries to impose sanctions .
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If Hong Kong people are deprived of freedom, they will be forced to engage in speculation
The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government later issued an article condemning the idea of “soliciting speculation”. Dai wrote an article in response on May 5, 2020, saying that if the central government tries to forcibly take over Hong Kong and deprive Hong Kong people of their freedom and self-esteem, Hong Kong people will be forced to embrace. The road of "soliciting speculation" will gradually make the originally law-abiding and moderate Hong Kong people gradually turn to civil disobedience or even front-line demonstrations.
Day wants candidate to commit to trusting everyone
On May 8, 2020, Dai explained to the candidates at the coordinating meeting of the New Territories West Constituency that if there are 34 seats in the parliament, it is enough to veto all government claims, but if there are less than 34 seats, there is no way to veto funding applications , so those who participate in the primary election must keep their promises, saying that "everyone must trust everyone."
In the relevant video played in court, it can be seen that the camera moves from time to time and is also placed under the stage for several minutes.
At the beginning of the clip, there was a low "wow" sound from the prisoner's column.
Dai Zengyan's optimistic words are more greedy than 40+
Related clips were played on the Internet, and Dai Zhi believes that the turnout rate in the next Legislative Council election will be higher than that of the previous District Council elections, which is expected to break the "June 4th Golden Ratio" (meaning the ratio of votes won by the Democratic Party and the establishment in the Legislative Council in the past) , he thought the situation was optimistic: "Be greedy, 40+", and revealed that only enthusiastic citizens expressed their refusal to participate.
On the same day, the district posted a post on Facebook, appealing to the owners of the "yellow shop" and the district councilors to lend their space for the primary election. They also called on supporters to donate money or do volunteer work to support the primary election.
Lin Jingnan submitted the form late, but was still allowed to participate in the primary election.
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Zhao Jiaxian said that he plans to crowdfund 3.5 million yuan
On June 9 of the same year, Dai, Au Nuoxuan, Zhao Jiaxian and Zhong Jinlin of Democratic Power held a press conference, stating that they were the coordinators and organizers of the primary election.
Day confirmed that he has held meetings with potential candidates, hoping to reach a consensus on the primary election, and said he is confident that a more "regular result" can be achieved.
The Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion will provide technical support, while Democracy Dynamics will be responsible for coordination and implementation.
Dai also mentioned that the primary election expenses are expected to be about 4 million yuan; Zhao said that he plans to crowdfund 3.5 million yuan.
Participants must sign a consent form
From June 19 to 22, 2020, candidates successively submitted nomination forms to Democratic Power, and signed to confirm that they agreed with the primary election goals and promised to obey the primary election results.
Candidates for Kowloon East and New Territories West need to sign an additional agreement, stating that if they successfully enter the parliament, they will unconditionally veto the budget; the 5 or 6 candidates with the highest number of votes in the primary election region), they will run for the Legislative Council; if they lose, they will immediately stop the election project, announce their withdrawal from the election, and have their supporters switch to the winning candidate.
After the national security law took effect, Day still said that the primary election is legal
Lin Jingnan, who intends to run for New Territories East, submitted the nomination form late. Dai and other promoters decided to accept Lin's application after consulting the candidates in the same district, and asked Zhong Jinlin to write a press release to explain the fairness of the decision.
The prosecution plan continues to point out that after the National Security Law came into effect at 11:00 p.m. on June 30, 2020, the defendants continued their conspiracy.
Dai pointed out at the press conference on July 6 that Dai, as a legal scholar, guaranteed the legality of the primary election, and the district also said that the primary election was only a coordination mechanism.
The then Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have successively pointed out that the primary election violated the National Security Law, but the primary election is still going on.
31 people, including 27 defendants, were selected in the primary election
The primary election was finally held on July 11-12, and 172 of the 251 polling stations were district council offices.
Dai, Qu, and Zhao later announced that a total of 590,000 people voted electronically, while 20,000 people voted paper-based.
Of the 74 candidates, a total of 31 qualified, including 27 defendants.
Primary Election Case｜After the National Security Law came into effect, Dai Yaoting, as a legal scholar, guaranteed that the primary election was not illegal
More than 100 people lined up outside the West Kowloon Court early in the morning for the public seats.
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The trial of the case only started at 10:00 this morning, but at 7:00 p.m. yesterday, there were already people queuing up outside the court for a seat. At 7:00 a.m. this morning, more and more people who wanted to attend the courtroom arrived at the courtroom. It is estimated that there are about 200 people .
An observer at the back of the queue said that she suspected that the people in the queue had "queuing parties". She heard an old woman in the queue yesterday saying that she didn't know whether she needed to go to court.
Some defendants who have pleaded guilty, including: Wu Miner, Zhu Kaidi, Huang Zhifeng, Yuan Jiawei, etc., also attended the hearing today, and they were also arranged to hear the trial in the prisoner's pen.
Primary election case.
The next day｜More than 100 people lined up in the early morning to wait for the auditorium. Some citizens said that they suspected that there was a queuing party
16 defendants pleaded not guilty.
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16 defendants: Wu Zhengheng (44 years old), Zheng Dahong (34 years old), Yang Xueying (36 years old), Peng Zhuoqi (28 years old), He Qiming (34 years old), Liu Weicong (55 years old), Huang Biyun (63 years old), Shi Delai (40 years old), He Guilan (32 years old), Chen Zhiquan (50 years old), Chow Ka-shing (25 years old), Lam Cheuk-ting (45 years old), Leung Kwok-hung (66 years old), Or Yiu-lam (51 years old), Li Yuxin (29 years old), Yu Huiming (35 years old).
The charge alleges that the defendants conspired to subvert state power between July 1, 2020 and January 7, 2021.
31 defendants pleaded guilty.
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31 defendants who have pleaded guilty: Dai Yaoting, Au Nuoxuan, Zhao Jiaxian, Zhong Jinlin, Yuan Jiawei, Liang Huangwei, Xu Zijian, Cen Zijie, Mao Mengjing, Feng Dajun, Liu Zefeng, Huang Zhifeng, Tam Wenhao, Li Jiada, Tan Dezhi, Hu Zhiwei, Zhu Kaidi, Zhang Kesen, Huang Ziyue, Yin Zhaojian , Guo Jiaqi, Wu Miner, Tan Kaibang, Liu Yingkuang, Yang Yueqiao, Fan Guowei, Lu Zhiheng, Cen Aohui, Wang Baiyu, Lin Jingnan, Wu Jianwei.
The 13 defendants to be released on bail and their bail conditions.
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Case number: HCCC69/2022
Primary election case｜Primary election after the National Security Law, defendants continued to draft statements stating that they disregarded legal consequences , Zhong Jinlin and Lin Jingnan and other 4 people will be turned into witnesses for the prosecution. They twice went to Abu Tai in Mong Kok and yelled "Lin Jingnan" 5 people were arrested for misconduct, including 2 students in the primary election case｜West Kowloon Court is hard to find a seat in the evening About 10 people are queuing up for the primary election case｜More than 200 people are waiting in the court to observe the seats. Consuls from many countries also attended the court
