17 Feb 2021立場新聞#1232
[8.18 Victoria Park Assembly Case] Defence seeks to submit former IPCC expert report; judge Amanda Jane Woodcock refuses on grounds of irrelevance
法官聽取雙方陳詞後，拒絕辯方申請呈遞由監警會前國際專家組成員Clifford Stott撰寫、有關人群管理的報告。她認同控方所指，辯方未能於切實可行情況下提出申請，又認為報告內容與案件並不相關。
After hearing submissions from both sides, the judge rejected the defence application to adduce a report on crowd management written by Clifford Stott, a former member of the Independent Police Complaints Council’s international expert panel. She agreed with the prosecution that the defence had failed to make the application as soon as reasonably practicable, and also considered the report irrelevant to the case.
17 Feb 2021立場新聞#1233
Jimmy Lai arrested again inside Stanley Prison over alleged collusion with foreign forces and assistance to 12 Hong Kong people leaving the city
《立場新聞》引述消息指，警方國安處晚上於監獄再次拘捕黎智英，指他涉嫌協助12港人案李宇軒離港，以及與「攬炒團隊」進行國際游說，涉嫌「串謀協助罪犯」及「串謀勾結外國或者境外勢力危害國家安全」。
Stand News, citing sources, reported that the Police National Security Department arrested Jimmy Lai again at the prison in the evening. He was suspected of assisting Andy Li in the case involving 12 Hong Kong people leaving the city, and of conducting international lobbying with the “laam caau” team. He was suspected of “conspiracy to assist offenders” and “conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security”.
16 Feb 2021立場新聞#1230
18 August Victoria Park assembly case: Au Nok-hin pleads guilty; Leung Yiu-chung admits one charge and awaits sentencing
2019年8月18日維園「流水式集會」，民主派9人被控組織及參與未經批准集結，案件開審。當中區諾軒開審前承認兩罪，梁耀忠則承認一項明知而參與未經批准集結罪，並否認組織一個未經批准集結罪。辯方呈交由監警會前國際專家組成員 Clifford Stott 撰寫、有關人群管理的報告，案件押至翌日續審。
The trial began in the case concerning the 18 August 2019 “flowing assembly” in Victoria Park, in which nine pan-democrats were charged with organising and participating in an unauthorised assembly. Au Nok-hin admitted two charges before the trial began. Leung Yiu-chung admitted one charge of knowingly participating in an unauthorised assembly but denied a charge of organising one. The defence submitted a crowd-management report written by Clifford Stott, a former member of the Independent Police Complaints Council’s international expert panel. The case was adjourned to the following day for continuation.
10 Feb 2021立場新聞#1228
National Security Law cases may be heard behind closed doors; source says Department of Justice has not applied for closed-door hearing in Tong Ying-kit case
《立場新聞》引述消息，指律政司以保障陪審團安全為由，決定首宗《港區國安法》案件「唐英傑案」不設陪審團。《明報》則引消息指，律政司仍考慮是否公開審訊。律政司回覆《立場》查詢，指由於司法程序尚在進行，任何人均不適宜評論案件。
Stand News, citing sources, reported that the Department of Justice decided that the first case under the Hong Kong National Security Law, the Tong Ying-kit case, would not have a jury on the grounds of protecting jurors’ safety. Ming Pao, also citing sources, reported that the Department of Justice was still considering whether the trial should be held in public. In response to an inquiry from Stand News, the Department of Justice said that, as judicial proceedings were still ongoing, it was inappropriate for anyone to comment on the case.
10 Feb 2021立場新聞#1229
D100 host Jas charged with four counts of acts with seditious intent over alleged incitement of contempt for Chinese and Hong Kong governments; remanded pending hearing
D100網台主持人傑斯被指在節目引起他人憎恨、蔑視中港政府，被控 4 項「作出具煽動意圖的行為」罪。控方指案件縱非涉及《港區國安法》下的罪行，但相關控罪亦是危害國家安全行為，可以引用終審法院就黎智英保釋一案頒下的判詞。國安法指定法官蘇惠德拒絕被告保釋，案件押至5月10日再訊。
Jas, a host on D100 internet radio, was accused of inciting others to hate and hold the Chinese and Hong Kong governments in contempt during his programmes. He was charged with four counts of doing acts with seditious intent. The prosecution said that although the case did not involve offences under the National Security Law, the charges also constituted acts endangering national security and the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment in the bail case of Lai Chee-ying could be cited. National Security Law-designated judge Su Wai-tak denied bail to the defendant, and the case was adjourned until 10 May for further mention.
9 Feb 2021立場新聞#1227
Court of Final Appeal unanimously allows Department of Justice appeal; Jimmy Lai’s bail revoked and he remains in custody, to seek bail again in High Court
終審法院宣判，一致裁定律政司上訴成功，黎智英被撤銷保釋，繼續還押。終院指國安法第42（2）條的保釋門檻比一般《刑事訴訟程序條例》第9G條嚴格得多，除非法官有「充足理由相信犯罪嫌疑人或被控人不會繼續實施危害國家安全行為」，否則不得准予保釋，又指原審高院法官於處理唐英傑一案時，錯誤詮釋了42（2）條，故裁定律政司一方上訴得直，並擱置其批准黎智英保釋的裁決。
The Court of Final Appeal unanimously ruled that the Department of Justice had won its appeal, revoking Jimmy Lai’s bail and ordering that he remain in custody. The court said the bail threshold under Article 42(2) of the National Security Law was far stricter than that under Section 9G of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance: bail must not be granted unless the judge has “sufficient grounds for believing that the criminal suspect or accused person will not continue to commit acts endangering national security”. It also said the High Court judge in the original proceedings had misinterpreted Article 42(2) when dealing with the Tong Ying-kit case. The court therefore allowed the Department of Justice’s appeal and set aside the decision granting Lai bail.
8 Feb 2021眾新聞#1226
First National Security Law case to have no jury; Department of Justice cites jurors’ personal safety
有傳律政司將引用國安法第46條，拒絕在首宗國安法案件（唐英傑案）使用陪審團，並考慮引用第41條不公開審訊。
It is reported that the Department of Justice will invoke Article 46 of the National Security Law to refuse the use of a jury in the first National Security Law case, the Tong Ying-kit case, and is considering invoking Article 41 for a closed-door trial.
7 Feb 2021立場新聞#1225
Online Radio Host “Jace” Arrested Again by National Security Department, Allegedly for “Doing an Act with Seditious Intent”
D100網台主持傑斯再次被警方國安處拘捕，被指涉嫌「作出具煽動意圖的作為」。
D100 online radio host Jace was arrested again by the police’s National Security Department, allegedly on suspicion of “doing an act with seditious intent”.
3 Feb 2021立場新聞#1219
Police national security unit quietly arrests 3; sources say officers accuse them of receiving tens of thousands from Jace, one gives statement without lawyer present
警方國安處1月29日以涉嫌洗黑錢及以金錢或者其他財物資助他人分裂國家，低調拘捕與傑斯案有關的3人。事件直至傳媒2月2日查詢，警方才發稿交代案件。據知有當事人在無代表律師在場下，被警方搜屋；有當事人在警署扣查及錄口供期間，亦無律師陪同進行。
On January 29, the Police National Security Department quietly arrested three people suspected of money laundering and providing money or other property to another person to support secession, in connection with the Jace case. Police only issued a statement about the case after media enquiries on February 2. It is understood that police searched one person’s home when no lawyer was present. Another person was detained and gave a statement at a police station without a lawyer accompanying them.
1 Feb 2021眾新聞#1214
Lai Chee-ying Bail Appeal: More Than 100 Queue for Spectator Tickets; Overnight Queuer Says He Did Not Know Who Was on Trial
律政司就黎智英獲准保釋的決定上訴至終審法院，案件開審前法院外已有過百名市民排隊等候取籌，而排在隊伍前列部分人士更是通宵等候。一名男子向《眾新聞》記者表示，不知道今日誰受審，也無聽過黎智英，但否認收錢排隊。據指至少兩間外國領事館人員因大排長龍而未能入內旁聽。
The Department of Justice appealed to the Court of Final Appeal against the decision to grant Lai Chee-ying bail. Before the hearing began, more than 100 members of the public were already queuing outside the court to collect numbered tickets, with some at the front of the queue having waited overnight. A man told The Stand News that he did not know who was on trial that day and had never heard of Lai Chee-ying, but denied being paid to queue. It was reported that staff from at least two foreign consulates were unable to enter to observe the hearing because of the long queue.
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