5 Dec 2024法庭線#4329
47人案｜林卓廷、吳政亨、彭卓棋提上訴 至今共8不認罪被告提上訴
The 47-person democratic primary case was sentenced on 19 November. The 45 defendants convicted of conspiracy to subvert state power were sentenced to between four years and two months and 10 years in prison. High Court records on Thursday (5 December) showed that Lam Cheuk-ting, Ng Ching-hang and Michael Cheuk Kei Pang, who were found guilty after trial, had also appealed against their convictions and sentences. It was not yet shown whether they had legal representation.
民主派初選 47 人案於 11 月 19 日判刑，45 名「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪成的被告被判囚 4 年 2 個月至 10 年。本周四（12 月 5 日）高院資料顯示，經審訊後被裁定罪成的林卓廷、吳政亨、彭卓棋亦提出定罪及刑期上訴，暫未顯示他們有否律師代表。
連同上述 3 人，至今共 8 名不認罪被告已提出上訴，其餘 5 人包括何桂藍、鄒家成、黃碧雲、楊雪盈及余慧明。司法機構網頁暫未顯示聆訊日期。
5 Dec 2024法庭線#4331
黎智英案｜黎否認邀員工一同抗爭 「他們的人生比《蘋果》更重要」
Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai is charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and other offences. The trial continued for its 103rd day on Thursday (5th) at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, temporarily sitting as the High Court, with Lai giving evidence for the 11th day. The defence cited columns written by Lai that the prosecution alleged incited hatred, including referring to Britain as the “former sovereign power” and describing the Chinese regime as “shameless and faithless”. Lai denied all the allegations, stressing that he was merely stating the facts.
Regarding an interview in June 2020 in which Lai said, “I will stay here with these people and struggle to the end,” the defence asked whether he had invited employees to join him in the struggle. Lai denied this, saying he would not do so “because their lives are more important than Apple Daily”. He also said there was no consensus among Apple Daily’s senior management to struggle to the end. The trial will continue on Friday (6th). The defence has completed its questioning on matters before the implementation of the National Security Law and is expected to question Lai about the period after its implementation.
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周四（5 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 103 日審訊，黎第 11 日作供。辯方引述由黎撰寫的專欄文章，該文章被控方指控為煽動仇恨，包括以「前宗主國」形容英國、以「無恥無信」形容中國政權等，黎一概否認指控，強調只是說明事實。
就黎於 2020 年 6 月受訪曾指「我會同呢啲人留喺度抗爭到底」，辯方問他當時有否邀請員工與他一同抗爭。黎否認，指他不會這樣做，「因為他們的人生比《蘋果》更重要」，《蘋果》高層間亦沒共識要抗爭到底。案件周五（6 日）續審，辯方已就《國安法》實施前的內容完成提問，料將針對《國安法》實施後的情況提問。
4 Dec 2024法庭線#4323
黎智英案｜訪談提及願坐監犧牲 黎指「我不認為做了違法的事 但已坐牢4年」
Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Digital, is charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and other offences. The case entered its 102nd day of trial at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting in place of the High Court, on Wednesday (4th), with Lai giving evidence for the 10th day. The defence played footage of a June 2020 interview in which Lai mentioned “the sacrifice of going to prison”. When a judge asked whether only people who broke the law would go to prison, Lai told the court: “I don’t think I did anything illegal, but I have already been in prison for four years.”
Lai also testified that he had met Elmer Yuen, the wanted initiator of the “Hong Kong Parliament”, but did not trust him and believed Yuen wanted to gain access to his network of contacts. Lai said he had therefore told Cheung Kim-hung to be wary of Yuen. Lai further said Yuen wanted to use him to contact Cardinal Joseph Zen so that Zen would support sanctions against Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, but Lai did not do so. The trial will continue on Thursday (5th).
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周三（4 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 102 日審訊，黎第 10 日作供。辯方播放黎 2020 年 6 月受訪片段，提到「坐監嘅犧牲」。法官問，只有違法才會坐牢？黎庭上指「我不認為我做了任何違法的事，但我已經坐牢 4 年了」。
另外﹐黎供稱曾與現被通緝的「香港議會」發起人袁弓夷見面，但對他不信任，認為對方欲取得其人脈，故曾著張劍虹提防袁。黎又指，袁想透過他聯絡陳日君，讓陳支持制裁港澳辦主任夏寶龍，惟黎沒照做。案件周四（5 日）續審。
3 Dec 2024法庭線#4320
黎智英案｜黎指「一人一信」計劃源自張志偉 遭《蘋果》高層反對仍實行 「因我是老闆」
Next Media founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is charged with “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces” and other offences. The case entered its 101st day of trial at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting as the High Court, on Tuesday (3rd), with Lai giving evidence for the ninth day under questioning by the defence. Regarding the “One Person, One Letter to Save Hong Kong” campaign launched in May 2020, before the National Security Law took effect, the court was told that Lai sent Chan Pui-ming a message saying, “There is no other way to deal with the Chinese Communist Party.”
Lai explained that he believed at the time that every measure had to be taken to prevent the implementation of the National Security Law. However, the campaign was opposed by people including Martin Lee Chu-ming and Joshua Wong Chi-fung, and he knew that Apple Daily senior executives Cheung Kim-hong and Chan Pui-ming also disagreed with it. Asked by the defence how the campaign was ultimately launched successfully, Lai said, “Because I was the boss.” He also said he had the support of the employee who had proposed the idea at the time, who was probably the director of the Apple Daily News platform, Chi Wai (1965) Cheung. The trial will continue on Wednesday (4th).
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周二（3 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 101 日審訊，黎第九日在辯方提問下作供。針對 2020 年 5 月、《國安法》生效前推行的「一人一信救香港」行動，庭上顯示黎向陳沛敏發訊稱「對付中共已經沒有其他辦法了」。
黎解釋，當時認為必須採取一切措施阻止《國安法》實施，但行動遭李柱銘、黃之鋒等人反對，他知道《蘋果》高層張劍虹、陳沛敏亦不同意。辯方問，行動最後如何成功推出，黎指「因為我是老闆」，又指當時獲提出此構思的員工支持，應該是蘋果動新聞平台總監張志偉。案件周三（4 日）續審。
2 Dec 2024法庭線#4317
黎智英案｜黎以「核武」喻道德權威 否認提倡中美貿易戰 盼外國為港譴責中國
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is charged with “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces” and other offences. The case entered its 100th day of trial at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting as the High Court, on Monday (2nd), with Lai giving evidence for an eighth day. Discussing a previous conversation with a US think tank, in which he said the United States possessed “nuclear weapons” that “could end a war within one minute”, Lai told the court that this was a metaphor for moral authority. He said China at the time did not possess qualities such as justice and fairness. He also said that his reference to the “Cold War” meant a “clash of values” between China and the United States.
Regarding his comment on a Taiwanese interview programme that he “really wanted the United States to influence us”, Lai explained that there had been rumours that Hong Kong’s protests were influenced by the United States. He stressed that the protests had not been influenced by any foreign country, and said, in response to the host’s question, that he hoped the United Kingdom and the United States would influence Hong Kong—meaning that he hoped they would speak up for Hong Kong, negotiate with China and even condemn China. The trial continues on Tuesday (3rd).
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周一（2 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 100 日審訊，黎第八日作供。就黎曾經與一個美國智庫對談，提及美國擁有「核武」，「可以在一分鐘內結束戰爭」。黎庭上解釋是比喻道德權威，認為中國當時沒有公義、公正等特質。至於他在對談中提及「冷戰」，是指中美「價值觀之爭」。
至於黎在台灣訪談節目提到「很想美國影響我們」，黎解釋，當時有謠言指香港示威受美國影響，但他強調香港示威完全沒受外國影響，故在主持提問下，他表示很希望英美影響香港，意思是希望英美為香港發聲、與中國交涉，甚至譴責中國。案件周二（3 日）續審。
29 Nov 2024法庭線#4309
47人案｜何桂藍提上訴 暫未有聆訊日期 至今共5不認罪被告提上訴
Forty-five of the 47 defendants in the pro-democracy primary election case who were convicted were sentenced last Tuesday to between four years and two months and 10 years in prison. High Court records on Friday (29th) showed that Ho Kwai-lam, who was convicted after trial, had also appealed against her conviction and sentence, making her the fifth defendant in the case to lodge an appeal. The records did not yet indicate whether she had legal representation.
The four defendants who earlier this week filed appeals against their convictions and sentences had also pleaded not guilty and were convicted after trial: Zau Ka-ching, Wong Pik-wan, Yeung Suet-ying and Yu Wai-ming. The Judiciary’s website had not yet listed a hearing date.
民主派初選 47 人案上周二判刑，45 名罪成被告被判囚 4 年 2 個月至 10 年。本周五（29 日）高院資料顯示，審訊後被裁定罪成的何桂藍亦提出定罪及刑期上訴，是案中第五名提出上訴的被告，暫未顯示她有否律師代表。
本周較早時已提出定罪及刑期上訴的 4 人，亦為不認罪、受審後罪成，包括鄒家成、黃碧雲、楊雪盈及余慧明。司法機構網頁暫未顯示聆訊日期。
29 Nov 2024法庭線#4311
黎智英案｜黎指不在意、不涉及初選遭官質疑 另確認《國安法》後「堅持留港面對」
Apple Daily founder Lai Chee-ying, charged with offences including “conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or with external elements”, gave evidence for the seventh day on Friday (29th), the 99th day of the trial at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, temporarily acting as the High Court. The defence presented conversations between Lai and Chan Tsz-wah before the National Security Law took effect, in which Lai said he was “prepared to fight to the end”. Judge Li Yun-tung asked whether Lai would continue to stand by what he had done after the law took effect. Lai replied, “I will stay in Hong Kong to face it all.”
In another message, Lai said he “hoped Trump would impose harsher sanctions this weekend”. Lai agreed that he had hoped then-US President Donald Trump would prevent the National Security Law from taking effect by imposing sanctions on China. Regarding their discussion of the primary election in the messages, Lai told the court that he had not paid attention to it and was not involved in it. The judge questioned this, noting that Apple Daily had published extensive coverage of the primary election and had co-organised a primary election forum, and asked whether Lai had really not paid attention. Lai clarified that he knew a primary election would be held but had no knowledge of the candidates. The trial will resume next Monday (2 December).
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周五（29 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 99 日審訊，黎第七日作供。辯方展示黎與陳梓華在《國安法》生效前的對話，黎稱「準備好戰鬥到最後」。法官李運騰問，黎於《國安法》生效後是否仍會堅持所做的事，黎回應指，「我會堅持留港面對一切」。
另外，黎在訊息提到「希望特朗普在本周末將實施更嚴苛制裁」，黎同意當時希望時任美國總統特朗普透過制裁中國，阻止《國安法》生效。至於二人在訊息中談及初選一事，黎庭上指沒留意、亦不涉及初選。官質疑《蘋果》有大量初選報道，又曾協辦初選論壇，反問黎是否真的沒留意。黎澄清，他知道會舉行初選，但對參選人沒有認知。案件下周一（12 月 2 日）續審。
28 Nov 2024法庭線#4308
黎智英案｜黎否認稱欲推翻中共、培養「攬炒巴」做政治明星 僅盼獲國際支持
The trial of Next Digital founder Lai Chee-ying, who faces charges including conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, entered its 98th day at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting as the High Court, on Thursday (28th). On his sixth day giving evidence, Lai said that after the PolyU incident, he believed a team of militant faction leaders should be organised to quell street violence. Knowing that “Lam Chiu-pa”, Lau Cho-dik, had considerable influence among the militant faction, he asked Chan Tsz-wah to contact him and arrange a meeting in Taipei.
In response to Chan Tsz-wah’s claim that Lai had said he wanted to groom “Lam Chiu-pa” as a political star, Lai said Chan had fabricated his testimony. He also denied ever saying that he wanted to overthrow the Chinese Communist Party, reiterating that he only hoped to reduce violence, promote peaceful demonstrations and gain support from the international community. The judge repeatedly asked about Lai’s understanding of “international lobbying”. Lai said, “When people demonstrate from the moral high ground, people will sympathise with us; this is our most powerful lobbying.” The trial will continue on Friday (29th).
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周四（28 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 98 日審訊，黎第六日作供，提到理大一役後，他認為要組織勇武派領袖團隊，以平息街頭暴力，當時知悉「攬炒巴」劉祖廸對勇武派有很大影響力，遂著陳梓華聯絡對方，相約在台北見面。
針對陳梓華指，黎稱要培養「攬炒巴」做政治明星，黎指陳編造證供，又否認曾稱欲推翻中共，重申僅希望減少暴力、和平示威，得到國際社會支持。法官多番關注黎對「國際游說」的理解，黎表示「在道德高地示威，人們就會同情我們，這是我們最強大的游說」。案件周五（29 日）續審。
27 Nov 2024法庭線#4300
47人案｜鄒家成、黃碧雲、楊雪盈、余慧明提定罪及刑期上訴 暫未有聆訊日期
In the democratic camp primary 47-person case, 45 of the 47 defendants convicted were sentenced last Tuesday (19th) to between four years and two months and 10 years in prison. Four defendants—Chow Ka-shing, Wong Pik-wan, Yeung Suet-ying and Yu Wai-ming—filed appeals against their convictions and sentences on Tuesday (26th). High Court information shows that none of the four currently has legal representation. The Judiciary’s website has not yet listed a hearing date.
All four pleaded not guilty but were convicted after trial of conspiracy to subvert state power. Chow Ka-shing was sentenced to seven years and nine months in prison, Yu Wai-ming to six years and nine months, and Wong Pik-wan and Yeung Suet-ying to six years and six months each.
民主派初選 47 人案上周二（19 日）判刑，45 名罪成被告被判囚 4 年 2 個月至 10 年。其中 4 名被告，包括鄒家成、黃碧雲、楊雪盈、余慧明周二（26 日）提出定罪及刑期上訴。高院資料顯示，4 人暫未有律師代表。司法機構網頁暫未顯示聆訊日期。
4 人均不認罪，經審訊後被裁定「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪成，其中鄒家成被判囚 7 年 9 個月，余慧明被判囚 6 年 9 個月，黃碧雲、楊雪盈同被判囚 6 年 6 個月。
27 Nov 2024法庭線#4303
黎智英案｜黎認曾墊支登報費但不知收款方身分 盼藉陳梓華平息暴力 非為主導勇武派
Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai is charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and other offences. The case entered its 97th day of trial on Wednesday (27th) at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, temporarily sitting as the High Court, with Lai giving evidence for a fifth day. Under questioning by the defence, Lai confirmed that he had advanced the costs of global newspaper advertisements for “G20” through his assistant Mark Simon, but said he did not know or care about the identity of the payee. He also said he only learned in court about the organisation “SWHK”.
Lai further said that he met Chan Tsz-wah, whom he came to know through Martin Lee, as he hoped to use Chan to quell violence among young people. Responding to Chan’s evidence that Lai wanted to lead the “militant faction”, Lai denied this, calling the claim “ridiculously stupid”. He said, “It was already very difficult just to get the militant faction to stop the violence—how would the militant faction accept me as its leader?” The trial continues on Thursday (28th).
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周三（27 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 97 日審訊，黎第五日作供。黎在辯方提問下，確認曾透過助手 Mark Simon 墊支「G20」全球登報費，但不知道、亦不在意收款方身分，並指在庭上才知悉組織「SWHK」。
黎另指，透過李柱銘認識「前線年輕人」陳梓華，當時與對方見面，是希望透過陳平息年輕人的暴力。就陳供稱，黎想主導「勇武派」，黎否認，指說法「蠢得可笑」，「只是要勇武派平息暴力已相當困難，勇武派怎會接受我做領袖？」案件周四（28 日）續審。
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