4 Apr 2022獨媒#1902
Keung Ka Wai admits headbutting police officer in station search room; jailed for two months after officer suffers fractured nasal bone
被控在去年七一遊行「阻礙公職人員」的Free HK Media 創辦人姜嘉偉被指於續保期間襲警，承認一項「襲警」罪，判囚2個月。
Free HK Media founder Keung Ka Wai, who was charged with “obstructing a public officer” during last year’s July 1 march, was accused of assaulting a police officer while on bail. He pleaded guilty to one count of “assaulting a police officer” and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment.
30 Mar 2022獨媒#1893
Oct 1 Wan Chai unrest: 13 charged with rioting and other offences two and a half years later, granted bail pending transfer to District Court
2019年10月1日，大批示威者於灣仔一帶聚集，期間多處有堵路及縱火等，警方早前拘捕57人，被捕人其後「踢保」。事隔兩年半，警方昨重新拘捕其中13名男子，其中12人被控暴動罪，部分人被加控無牌管有彈藥及管有攻擊性武器等罪，他們今（30日）被押解往東區裁判法院提堂。裁判官應控方申請，將兩案分別押後至6月21日及5月24日，以待準備轉介往區域法院的文件。所有被告獲准以現金5千至3萬元保釋，並須交出旅遊證件及不得離港。
On October 1, 2019, large numbers of protesters gathered in Wan Chai, where roads were blocked and fires were set in several locations. Police had earlier arrested 57 people, who were subsequently released unconditionally. Two and a half years later, police yesterday rearrested 13 of the men. Twelve were charged with rioting, while some faced additional charges including possession of ammunition without a licence and possession of offensive weapons. They were brought to Eastern Magistrates’ Court today (the 30th). At the prosecution’s request, the magistrate adjourned the two cases to June 21 and May 24 respectively, pending preparation of documents for transfer to the District Court. All defendants were granted bail of between HK$5,000 and HK$30,000 in cash, and were required to surrender their travel documents and not leave Hong Kong.
29 Mar 2022獨媒#1889
Homeless People’s Belongings Thrown Away as Rubbish; Small Claims Tribunal Rules Against LCSD, Awards Symbolic $100 Compensation
一批在深水埗通州街露宿的無家者，在2019年冬至期間，被康文署夥同十多名防暴警員以「滅罪」為由驅趕，70名無家者的家當被當垃圾丟棄。其中14名無家者希望討回公道，前年入稟小額錢債審裁處，向政府索償$2,000至$13,000元不等。歷時1年9個月，案件今日終有裁決，康文署被判敗訴，惟無家者因無法證明家當的金額，法庭判「象徵式賠償」100元。最初入稟的14人，2人未及聽到勝訴已經離世，4人失去聯絡，出庭的無家者直言「賠多少都唔係問題嘅，攞返個公道」。
During the winter solstice period in 2019, a group of homeless people sleeping on Tung Chau Street in Sham Shui Po were driven away by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), together with more than a dozen riot police officers, on the grounds of combating crime. The belongings of 70 homeless people were thrown away as rubbish. Fourteen of them sought justice and, the year before last, filed claims with the Small Claims Tribunal against the Government for between $2,000 and $13,000 each. After one year and nine months, the case was decided today. The tribunal ruled against the LCSD, but awarded symbolic compensation of $100 because the homeless claimants were unable to prove the value of their belongings. Of the 14 original claimants, two died before hearing that they had won and four could no longer be contacted. The homeless people who appeared in court said: “The amount of compensation is not the issue; we want justice.”
29 Mar 2022獨媒#1891
Leung Kwok-hung Jailed Two Weeks for Contempt After Snatching Legislative Council Documents; Judge Says He Infringed Official’s Property and Rights
前立法會議員梁國雄涉2016年於討論橫洲項目會議期間，搶去時任發展局副局長馬紹祥文件，裁判官早前指《立法會（權力及特權）條例》不適合向議員檢控，惟律政司上訴得直，案件發還重審，梁今（29日）在東區法院被裁定藐視罪成立，判囚兩周，刑期與早前案件分期執行。主任裁判官嚴舜儀指，被告明知沒有權力，卻未經官員同意拿走文件，是侵犯官員財產及權利，擾亂會議秩序，影響與會者執行憲法功能，而其行為亦超出《特權條例》的豁免範圍。她又強調，雖然案發只有兩分鐘，但會議時間珍貴。
Former Legislative Council member Leung Kwok-hung allegedly took documents from then Under Secretary for Development Shaw Hsiang Mar during a meeting discussing the Wang Chau project in 2016. A magistrate previously ruled that the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance was unsuitable for prosecuting legislators, but the Department of Justice successfully appealed and the case was remitted for retrial. Leung was convicted of contempt at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (the 29th) and sentenced to two weeks’ imprisonment, to be served consecutively with the sentence in an earlier case. Chief Magistrate Ada Shun Yee Yim said the defendant knowingly took the documents without the official’s consent despite having no authority to do so, infringing the official’s property and rights, disrupting the order of the meeting and affecting participants’ performance of their constitutional functions. She also said his conduct fell outside the scope of the immunity under the Powers and Privileges Ordinance, and stressed that although the incident lasted only two minutes, meeting time was precious.
29 Mar 2022獨媒#1892
10.1 Wan Chai: Police rearrest 13 after two and a half years; 12 charged with rioting and to appear in court tomorrow
2019年10月1日，大批示威者於灣仔金鐘道、軒尼詩道、莊士敦道及皇后大道東一帶聚集，期間多處有堵路、縱火、有人向警員投擲雜物等，警方早前以涉嫌參與非法集結拘捕57人，被捕人其後「踢保」。事隔兩年半，警方今（29日）重新拘捕其中13名男子，年齡介乎20至54歲，當中12人被控暴動罪，另一人被控管有物品意圖摧毀財產罪。案件將於明日（30日）上午在東區裁判法院提堂。
On 1 October 2019, large numbers of protesters gathered around Gloucester Road, Hennessy Road, Johnston Road and Queen’s Road East in Wan Chai and Admiralty. During the incident, roads were blocked at multiple locations, fires were set and objects were thrown at police officers. Police had earlier arrested 57 people on suspicion of taking part in an unlawful assembly, and those arrested were subsequently “kicked bail”. Two and a half years later, police today (29th) rearrested 13 of the men, aged between 20 and 54. Twelve were charged with rioting, while another was charged with possession of an object with intent to destroy property. The case will be brought before the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow morning (30th).
24 Mar 2022獨媒#1884
US Lawyer Deported to US Immediately After Release and Has Passport Confiscated; Says He Has “Always Regarded Hong Kong as Home”
美籍銀行律師Samuel Phillip Bickett，於2019年12月，在銅鑼灣站質疑休班警身分時雙方糾纏，審訊後襲警罪成囚4個半月，高院駁回其定罪及刑期上訴。他昨（23日）在社交平台發文指，自己前日已刑滿出獄，即時被遣返美國，並被入境處拒絕逗留數天以處理事務及與親友道別。他於土耳其轉機時，當地拒絕歸還護照，並稱是香港政府的「例行要求」。他指自己一直視香港為家，深信有日能再踏足香港。
US banking lawyer Samuel Phillip Bickett became involved in a physical altercation at Causeway Bay Station in December 2019 after questioning the identity of an off-duty police officer. He was convicted of assaulting a police officer and sentenced to four and a half months in prison, while the High Court dismissed his appeals against the conviction and sentence. In a post on social media yesterday (23rd), he said he had completed his sentence and was released the day before, but was immediately deported to the US. He said the Immigration Department refused to allow him to remain for several days to handle his affairs and say goodbye to relatives and friends. During a transit stop in Turkey, local authorities refused to return his passport, saying it was a “routine request” from the Hong Kong government. He said he had always regarded Hong Kong as his home and believed he would be able to set foot in Hong Kong again one day.
16 Mar 2022獨媒#1872
7.27 Yuen Long March Max Chung Kin-ping Intends to Plead Guilty to Organising an Unauthorized Assembly; Remanded Until 11 April for Plea
2019年7.21元朗白衣人襲擊後，鍾健平向警方申請於7月27日舉辦「光復元朗」遊行，但未獲發不反通知書，大批市民前往元朗聚集。事隔逾2年，鍾被控組織及參與未經批准集結罪，去年8月提堂還柙至今。案件今（16日）於區域法院提訊，由於羈留所疫情關係，鍾今日未有出庭，但辯方透露已與控方達成認罪協商，鍾將承認「組織未經批准集結罪」，而「明知而參與未經批准集結罪」則由法庭存檔，押後至4月11日答辯，期間繼續還柙。
After the 21 July 2019 attack by men in white in Yuen Long, Max Chung Kin-ping applied to police to hold a “Reclaim Yuen Long” march on 27 July, but was not issued a letter of no objection, and large numbers of members of the public gathered in Yuen Long. More than two years later, Chung was charged with organising and knowingly participating in an unauthorized assembly and has been remanded in custody since appearing in court last August. The case was mentioned at the District Court today (16th). Chung did not appear because of the pandemic situation at the detention centre, but the defence said it had reached a plea agreement with the prosecution. Chung will plead guilty to the charge of organising an unauthorized assembly, while the charge of knowingly participating in an unauthorized assembly will be filed by the court. The case was adjourned until 11 April for plea, and Chung will remain in custody in the meantime.
15 Mar 2022獨媒#1871
Police Arrest Two More Men over Going Out While Infected and “Spreading the Virus”; LeaveHomeSafe Records Become Evidence
警方再拘捕兩人，涉在染疫期間外出及在網上煽惑他人「播毒」。警方展示的截圖顯示，其中一人在網上發佈快速測試陽性的圖片，並詢問「元朗有邊間藍店好食」，另外一人在收到初步陽性短訊外出用膳，而「安心出行」紀錄成為罪證。
Police have arrested two more people over allegedly going out while infected and inciting others online to “spread the virus”. Screenshots displayed by police showed that one of them posted a picture of a positive rapid test online and asked, “Which blue shop in Yuen Long is good to eat at?” The other went out for a meal after receiving a text message indicating a preliminary positive result, while LeaveHomeSafe records became evidence of the offence.
9 Mar 2022獨媒#1865
Police arrest three men over alleged virus-spreading at “blue shops” and online claims to bomb testing centres
警方拘捕三名男子，指其中兩人涉在疫情期間，在網上煽惑他人外出「播毒」及炸毀檢測中心，另外一人則於染疫期間到「藍店」播毒，並刻意留下帶唾液的紙巾。其中一人被暫控一項「任何人不得使他人蒙受感染的危險」罪，下午在九龍城裁判法院提堂。
Police arrested three men, alleging that two of them incited others online during the pandemic to go out and “spread the virus” and bomb testing centres, while the other allegedly visited “blue shops” to spread the virus while infected and deliberately left behind tissues containing saliva. One man was provisionally charged with one count of the offence of “putting another person at risk of infection” and appeared at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts in the afternoon.
3 Mar 2022獨媒#1858
Four men charged with six offences over explosives allegedly kept in industrial building, remanded until April 14
警方2019年8月1日搜查火炭一棟工業大廈，發現汽油彈及弓箭等物品，以藏有攻擊性武器及爆炸品等拘捕7男1女。其中4人事隔逾兩年後，被控管有攻擊性武器、管有爆炸品等罪，今（3日）於沙田法院提堂。控方申請將案件押後至4月14日再訊，以待準備轉介往區域法院審理的文件，獲裁判官批准。其中三名被告沒有保釋申請，另一名27歲工程師助理保釋申請遭拒，須還柙候訊。散庭時，有旁聽人士做出心心及打氣手勢，有被告向旁聽席揮手。
Police searched an industrial building in Fo Tan on August 1, 2019, and found items including petrol bombs and bows and arrows. Seven men and one woman were arrested for offences including possession of offensive weapons and explosives. More than two years later, four of them were charged with offences including possession of offensive weapons and possession of explosives, and appeared at Sha Tin Magistrates’ Courts on the 3rd. The prosecution applied to adjourn the case until April 14 to prepare documents for a referral to the District Court for trial, and the magistrate approved the application. Three defendants made no bail application, while bail was denied to a 27-year-old assistant engineer, who was remanded in custody pending the hearing. As the court adjourned, some spectators made heart and cheering gestures, while one defendant waved towards the public gallery.
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