13 Jul 2022獨媒#2210
Wang Po-po sentenced to 32 weeks for unlawful assembly over waving British flag; says she was questioned by mainland “national security” two days later
人稱「王婆婆」、現年66歲的王鳳瑤，被指於2019年8月分別在鰂魚涌站和太古站，在人群中揮動英國國旗及謾罵警方，遭控兩項非法集結罪。王婆婆不認罪，2月主動撤銷保釋，今（13日）被押解往東區法院受審。主任裁判官嚴舜儀判她囚32周。另外，王婆婆透露案發後2日回內地時遭當地「國安」審問本案事情，並遭拘留逾40日。在嚴官查問下，控方表示可聯絡內地警方，但需時3至4個月才有答覆。被告認為毋須等候，最終嚴官指被告沒有在其他地方被起訴，故不構成減刑。
The 66-year-old Alexandra Wong Fung Yiu, known as “Wang Po-po”, was accused of waving a British flag and abusing police officers amid crowds at Quarry Bay Station and Tai Koo Station in August 2019. She was charged with two counts of unlawful assembly. Wang pleaded not guilty, voluntarily withdrew her bail in February, and was brought to the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (13th) for trial. Chief Magistrate Ada Shun Yee Yim sentenced her to 32 weeks’ imprisonment. Wang also disclosed that, when she returned to the mainland two days after the incident, she was questioned by the local “national security” authorities about the case and detained for more than 40 days. When Magistrate Yim questioned the matter, the prosecution said it could contact mainland police but would need three to four months for a reply. The defendant said there was no need to wait. Yim ultimately said that, as the defendant had not been prosecuted elsewhere, this did not warrant a reduction in sentence.
13 Jul 2022獨媒#2214
Tsang Chi-kin, shot during anti-extradition bill protests in Tsuen Wan, arrested in Sai Kung; ‘Tsang Chi Kin’ to appear in court tomorrow
Tsang Chi-kin, who was shot in Tsuen Wan during the anti-extradition bill protests, was arrested in Sai Kung at noon and will appear in court tomorrow. ‘Tsang Chi Kin’ faces one count of rioting and two counts of assaulting a police officer. He failed to attend a hearing in December two years ago, after which an arrest warrant was issued; he had also announced that he was going into exile, and his whereabouts had remained unknown.
Tsang Chi-kin, who was shot in Tsuen Wan during the anti-extradition bill protests, was arrested in Sai Kung at noon and will appear in court tomorrow. ‘Tsang Chi Kin’ faces one count of rioting and two counts of assaulting a police officer. He failed to attend a hearing in December two years ago, after which an arrest warrant was issued; he had also announced that he was going into exile, and his whereabouts had remained unknown.
12 Jul 2022法庭線#2201
Convicted of inciting July 1 march, Joseph Wing Tai Chan sentenced to 15 months; judge says conduct fanned the flames
前區議員陳榮泰2020年七一前夕召開記者會，煽惑他人明知而參與未經批准集結罪成，判囚 15 個月。
Former district councillor Joseph Wing Tai Chan was convicted of inciting others to knowingly participate in an unauthorised assembly after holding a press conference on the eve of July 1, 2020, and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
12 Jul 2022獨媒#2202
Seventy-year-old man dies after being hit by brick; two youths acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of rioting, remanded for sentencing
2019年11月13日「大三罷」，北區大會堂外有兩批人士疑因路障問題爭執，期間一名七旬清潔工遭磚頭擊中頭部，翌日不治。兩名16及17歲青年否認謀殺、蓄意傷人及暴動共3項罪名，控方早前舉證完畢後，法官杜麗冰裁定謀殺罪證據不足，下令改控誤殺。審訊歷時共16日，陪審團退庭商議約7小時後，最終裁定誤殺和蓄意傷人罪名不成立，但暴動罪則以大比數裁定罪成。
During the “three strikes” action on 13 November 2019, two groups of people allegedly argued over roadblocks outside North District Town Hall. A cleaner in his seventies was struck on the head by a brick and died the following day. Two youths, aged 16 and 17, denied three charges of murder, wounding with intent and rioting. After the prosecution had completed presenting its evidence, Judge Esther Toh Lai-ping ruled that there was insufficient evidence for murder and ordered the charge to be amended to manslaughter. After a 16-day trial, the jury deliberated for about seven hours before finding the two not guilty of manslaughter and wounding with intent, but guilty of rioting by a large majority. They were remanded in custody pending sentencing.
12 Jul 2022同文#2203
Three years after Sha Tin police-public clashes, officer with facial fractures files claim against Commissioner of Police
2019 年 7 月 14 日沙田區大遊行，入夜後沙田新城市廣場爆發警民衝突，其中 3 名男子早前承認暴動罪，案情指兩名便衣警員當值期間遭示威者拳打腳踢和以硬物襲擊，分別被判監 40 個月及 48 個月。案中其中一名警員早前曾向 3 名被告入稟索償，昨日（11日）再入稟區域法院，指警方事前未有適當評估情況而派遣他到場，寡不敵眾下受傷，遂向警務處處長索償。
During a large-scale march in Sha Tin on 14 July 2019, clashes between police and the public broke out at Sha Tin New Town Plaza after nightfall. Three men earlier pleaded guilty to rioting. The case facts stated that two plain-clothes police officers were punched and kicked and attacked with hard objects by protesters while on duty, and were sentenced to 40 and 48 months’ imprisonment respectively. One of the officers had earlier filed a claim for damages against the three defendants. Yesterday (11th), he filed a further claim in the District Court, alleging that the police had not properly assessed the situation beforehand before deploying him to the scene, where he was injured after being outnumbered, and seeking damages from the Commissioner of Police.
7 Jul 2022法庭線#2188
Tsing Yi School Gate Arson Conviction: Form Four Student Sentenced to Detention Centre; Judge Says Punishment and Rehabilitation, Better Than Imprisonment
2020 年 7 月，青衣樂善堂梁植偉紀念中學遭破壞及縱火，案發時 18 歲的中四男生被裁定縱火罪成，周四（ 7 日）在區域法院被判入教導所。
法官林偉權指，本案發生於社會動盪時刻，被告有預謀，若判處監禁，合適刑期應為 3 年。惟考慮被告年輕，法官認為判處教導所，既能就嚴重縱火罪作出懲罰、阻嚇，被告又能在懲教鍛鍊中更生，比判監較好。
In July 2020, Lok Sin Tong Leung Chik Wai Memorial School in Tsing Yi was vandalised and set on fire. A Form Four student, who was 18 at the time of the incident, was found guilty of arson and sentenced to a detention centre at the District Court on Thursday (7th). Judge Dominic Wai Kuen Lam said the case occurred during a period of social unrest and that the defendant had planned the offence in advance. If sentenced to imprisonment, the appropriate term would have been three years. However, considering the defendant’s young age, the judge considered a detention-centre sentence preferable to imprisonment, as it would punish and deter the serious arson offence while enabling the defendant to reform through correctional training.
7 Jul 2022明報#2189
Former pro-establishment district councillor Phyllis Yuen Pun Lam ordered to pay HK$80,000 and costs for defaming owners’ corporation; judge says conspiracy theories spread to attack political rival
建制派前區議員林婉濱涉於2018年透過向居民郵寄信件，指控荃威花園業主立案法團「疑內定」屋苑管理公司，令居民「硬食加價35%」。法團入稟區域法院，控告林婉濱誹謗，今（7日）獲判勝訴，林婉濱須向法團賠償8萬元兼付訟費。法官梁國安在判辭中批評，林婉濱為攻擊政敵惡意散布陰謀論，又指區議員應是社區的橋樑，可惜「被告為求當選，背叛了其角色」。
Former pro-establishment district councillor Phyllis Yuen Pun Lam was accused of mailing letters to residents in 2018 alleging that the Incorporated Owners of Allway Gardens had “possibly pre-arranged” the estate’s management company, forcing residents to “swallow” a 35% increase. The corporation brought a defamation action against Phyllis Yuen Pun Lam in the District Court and won today (7th), with Phyllis Yuen Pun Lam ordered to pay the corporation HK$80,000 in damages and legal costs. In his judgment, Judge Leung Kwok-on criticised Phyllis Yuen Pun Lam for maliciously spreading conspiracy theories to attack a political rival, and said district councillors should serve as bridges in the community, but “the defendant betrayed that role in pursuit of election”.
6 Jul 2022明報#2183
Two convicted of unlawful assembly after calling for gathering at mall on eve of National Security Law implementation; sentenced to eight weeks’ imprisonment
《港區國安法》實施前夕，有網民號召在觀塘apm商場參與「和你Sing」活動，警方其後拘捕一男一女。二人早前承認一項非法集結罪，案件今（6日）於觀塘裁判法院判刑。裁判官劉淑嫻指，雖然沒有商舖受到襲擊和損毁，但活動在商場發生，影響其他商戶及顧客，故視作加刑因素，判兩人監禁8星期。
On the eve of the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, an internet user called on people to take part in a “Sing With You” event at the apm shopping mall in Kwun Tong. Police subsequently arrested a man and a woman. The two earlier pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful assembly and were sentenced today (the 6th) at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts. Magistrate Loretta Suk Han Lau said that although no shops had been attacked or damaged, the event took place in a shopping mall and affected other shops and customers, which was treated as an aggravating factor. The two were sentenced to eight weeks’ imprisonment.
6 Jul 2022獨媒#2186
Arrested on Entry More Than Two Years after Polytechnic University Incident, 20-Year-Old Student Charged with Rioting
2019年11月警方圍封理大校園，部份示威者嘗試衝擊警方防線離開，事隔逾2年，再多一名20歲男學生涉參與集結而被起訴暴動罪，今（6日）於九龍城裁判法院提堂，控方透露被告早前在入境時被捕，現須接受隔離檢疫，故未有被帶上法庭。裁判官梁雅忻批准押後至7月12日再訊，期間被告交由懲教看管，除非得到醫生許可，否則不需出庭應訊。
In November 2019, police cordoned off the Polytechnic University campus, and some protesters tried to break through the police cordon to leave. More than two years later, another 20-year-old male student was charged with rioting over his alleged participation in the assembly. He appeared at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court today (6th), where the prosecution disclosed that he had earlier been arrested upon entering Hong Kong and is currently required to undergo isolation quarantine, so he was not brought to court. Magistrate Frances Nga Yan Leung approved an adjournment until 12 July. In the meantime, the defendant will remain in the custody of the Correctional Services Department and will not be required to attend court unless permitted by a doctor.
5 Jul 2022NOW#2173
‘12 Hong Kong people’ member Li Tsz-yin jailed for 3½ years over riot and assaulting police
「12港人」之一李子賢承認2019年9月在金鐘參與暴動及襲警，被判囚三年半。法官形容被告以磚頭襲擊警員頭部四次，是兇殘、狠毒。
Li Tsz-yin, one of the ‘12 Hong Kong people’, admitted taking part in a riot and assaulting police in Admiralty in September 2019, and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. The judge described the defendant’s striking a police officer on the head four times with a brick as brutal and vicious.
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