7.21非白衣人案|控方指《集誌社》片段或致證人曝身分、官促查 證人:閘內人挑釁
7.21 Non-White-Shirted People Case: Prosecution Says The Collective Footage May Expose Witness; Judge Calls for Investigation
前立法會議員林卓廷與另外 6 名「非白衣人」,被控 2019 年 7 月 21 日在元朗站暴動,周一(30 日)在區院展開第 10 天審訊。控方傳召獲准匿名的證人作供,並提出關注,指《集誌社》最近發布相關的元朗站閉路電視片段,憂辯方播片後,公眾比對會令證人身分曝光。 控方又稱,該媒體有大量「來自相信是本案的閉路電視片段」,又稱「推論來自我哋 transfer bundle(交付文件夾)然後俾人上載咗」。法官陳廣池關注,片段在開審一周前被公開,質疑涉及妨礙司法公正或有人違反專業守則,稱「法庭極度關注要調查」。 匿名市民證人 A 女士開始作供,稱當晚路經鳳攸北街,看到逾 50 人在附近公園聚集,多數穿白衫,並聽到他們表示「有人會入嚟元朗」,她因「八卦而逗留」,其後到達元朗站,「感覺閘內人挑釁、撩交嗌」、「出面啲人唔係好想入去」惟其後「終於忍唔住就跳欄打佢哋」。案件周二續,她將接受辯方盤問。
Former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting and six other “non-white-shirted people” are charged with rioting at Yuen Long Station on 21 July 2019. The 10th day of their trial began at the District Court on Monday (30). The prosecution called a witness granted anonymity and raised concerns that CCTV footage of Yuen Long Station recently released by The Collective could expose the witness’s identity if the defence played the footage and members of the public compared it with other information. The prosecution also said the media outlet had a large amount of “CCTV footage believed to be from this case”, adding: “The inference is that [it] came from our transfer bundle and was then uploaded by someone.” Judge Chan Kwong-chi expressed concern that the footage had been made public one week before the trial began, questioning whether this involved interference with the administration of justice or a breach of professional conduct. He said, “The court is extremely concerned and needs to investigate.” Anonymous civilian witness A began giving evidence. She said that on the night in question, she passed Fung Yau North Street and saw more than 50 people gathered near a park, most of them wearing white shirts. She also heard them say that “someone would come into Yuen Long”. She stayed because she was “curious”, and later arrived at Yuen Long Station, where she “felt that the people inside the gates were provoking and picking a fight” and that “the people outside did not really want to go in”. However, they “finally couldn’t stand it and jumped over the railings to hit them”. The case will continue on Tuesday, when she will be cross-examined by the defence.
