In the case of 47 pan-democratic primary elections, the trial of 16 defendants who denied conspiracy to subvert state power has entered its second week. The accused Au Nuoxuan, who has pleaded guilty, testified as an "accompanying witness".
He mentioned that after Dai Yaoting put forward the idea of "more than half of the parliament" at the end of 2019, it attracted the attention of people from different pan-democratic parties, and set up a dinner with different pan-democrats. He and Dai then began to lobby for the non-campaign, but the opinions of all parties were divided.
The attendance of defendants and pan-democrats.
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Primary election case.
Overview of the first week｜The prosecution opened the case and described the role of the 16 defendants in the case, referring to primary elections and soliciting speculation
Pan-democratic dinner on the sixth day of the trial on February 13
Au Nuoxuan revealed that at the end of January 2020, different pan-democrats had a dinner, and bluntly said: "Everything starts with this dinner." He pointed out that the participants included: Lee Cheuk-ren, Li Yongda, Huang Haoming and Dai Yaoting, etc., mentioned in the dinner Try to unify the political forces of different "yellow camps", hoping to win more than half of the seats.
Au said that at the time he believed that if a coordination mechanism could be established, it would be a great improvement, so he agreed to participate.
Primary election case｜Au Nuoxuan said that everything started with a meal and wanted to coordinate the disputed seats of various Huangying forces
However, when Dai mentioned that he wanted to use the primary election method, everyone had different opinions. Dai also mentioned whether the target was a resolution, etc. Others did not respond.
Primary Election Proposal｜Tai Yaoting mentioned the veto resolution and Au Nuoxuan thought that the participants may not have noticed its implication
Huang Zhifeng and others were arranged to observe in the extended court
The trial entered the sixth day. In the morning, more than a hundred people continued to wait for the public seat outside the West Kowloon Court. There were also many South Asians and African faces. Some people in line from Africa bluntly said that they did not know what the trial was.
The more than 400 public seats arranged by the Judiciary were not filled, and there were still seats in many extended courts.
Several defendants, including Huang Zhifeng, Yuan Jiawei, Cen Aohui, Wu Miner, Zhu Kaidi, Tan Kaibang, Feng Dajun, etc., were separated into three extended courts to observe with other members of the public.
Primary election case｜African Han lined up for his friends, claiming that there was drinking after the incident, and the observers turned their eyes blank
The sequence of events revealed in the prosecution's opening statement.
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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), Ho Kwai Lam (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.
Of the 13 defendants released on bail, 10 pleaded not guilty.
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Case number: HCCC 69/2022
Primary election case.
Overview of the first week｜The prosecution opened the case and described the roles of the 16 defendants in the case. They mentioned the primary election and speculated on the glass on the 3rd floor of the West Kowloon Court. The glass on the third floor of the West Kowloon Court was suspected of being shot. Police car shot through the window of the West Kowloon Court on a high-security flyover. Secretary for Justice Lam Ting-kwok: Threats to judicial officers will not be tolerated. The glass of the West Kowloon Court is shot through.
