6 May 2025獨媒#6760
首引「處理潛逃者資金」罪 李家超：執法必嚴
Police last week for the first time charged a man under the offence of “dealing with funds belonging to absconders”, one of the measures concerning absconders under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. Chief Executive John Lee was asked about the case by reporters before today’s Executive Council meeting. He said national security offences were extremely serious and that the authorities would pursue responsibility to the fullest extent of the law. He said any person who violated laws relating to national security would be fully investigated, adding that “regardless of when it is, once evidence is found, responsibility will be pursued”. He urged members of the public not to attempt to break the law and reiterated that “the law must be obeyed, law enforcement must be strict, and responsibility will definitely be pursued to the end.”
警方上周首次引用《維護國家安全條例》內，針對有關潛逃者施行的措施中的「處理屬於潛逃者的資金」罪，起訴一名男子。行政長官李家超今日舉行行政會議前見記者環節被問及事件，他指國家安全罪行極其嚴重，會全力依法追究責任。他指任何人違反國家安全相關法例，皆會全力調查，「無論係乜嘢時候，搜索到證據就會追究責任」，籲市民不要嘗試以身試法，重申「有法必依、執法必嚴，一定追究到底。」
6 May 2025光傳媒#6761
郭鳳儀父涉處理女兒保單被控 多個國際人權組織強烈譴責「連坐懲罰」
The National Security Department of the police arrested the father and elder brother of Hong Kong exile Kwok Fung-yee last Wednesday (30th). Her father was charged by the department under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance over allegedly assisting with funds from her insurance policies in Hong Kong. Chief Executive John Lee said today (6th) that the authorities would pursue the matter to the full extent of the law. Over the past few days, several international human rights organisations have issued statements condemning the Hong Kong government, calling for the charges against Kwok’s father to be withdrawn immediately and for him to be released. They also urged governments to resist the Chinese government’s transnational repression of Hong Kong people in exile and impose sanctions on government officials involved in human rights abuses.
The father and elder brother of the Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC) executive director, Kwok Fung-yee, were taken to a police station last Wednesday to assist with an investigation. Her father was charged and appeared in court last Friday; the case was adjourned until June 13 for a further hearing. Several international human rights organisations have issued statements condemning the Hong Kong government in recent days. Human Rights Watch said the case was the first in which the family member of an exiled protester had been charged by the authorities with a national security offence, and called on the authorities to immediately withdraw the charges against Kwok’s father and release him.
Yalkun Uluyol, a researcher with Human Rights Watch’s China division, said the Chinese government was increasingly using an “appalling use of collective punishment” against the families of peaceful Hong Kong protesters. “The Hong Kong authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Kwok Fung-yee’s father and stop harassing the families of Hong Kong protesters,” he said.
警方國安處上周三（30日）拘捕流亡港人郭鳳儀的父親及兄長，其父涉嫌協助處理她在港保單資金，被警方國安處以《維護國家安全條例》起訴。特首李家超今（6日）稱當局會全力依法追究。過去幾天，多個國際人權組織均發聲明譴責港府，要求立即撤回控告並釋放郭父。又建議各個政府抵制中國政府對流亡港人的跨境鎮壓，對參與侵犯人權的政府官員實施制裁。
「香港民主委員會」（HKDC）執行總監郭鳳儀父兄上周三被帶返警署助查，其父被起訴並於上周五提堂，案件押後至6月13日再訊。多個國際人權組織連日均發聲明譴責港府，人權觀察（Human Rights Watch）指出此案是流亡抗爭者家屬被政權以國家安全罪名起訴首例，促當局立即撤回對郭父的控告，並立即釋放他。
人權觀察中國部研究員烏魯堯勒（Yalkun Uluyol）指出，中國政府日益頻繁以令人髮指的連坐懲罰（appalling use of collective punishment）對付香港和平抗爭者的家屬，「香港當局應立即無條件釋放郭鳳儀的父親，並停止騷擾香港抗爭者家屬」。
6 May 2025法庭線#6763
東頭邨爆炸品案 男子被加控《國安法》串謀恐怖活動罪 6.9處理交付高院
In May 2022, police arrested a 31-year-old man at Tung Tau Estate in Wong Tai Sin and seized 20 kilograms of chemical substances at his residence. The defendant was charged with four offences, including causing serious damage by explosion and attempting to manufacture explosives. He was earlier additionally charged under the National Security Law with conspiracy to commit terrorism, bringing the total to five charges. He appeared for a mention hearing at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday (June 6). The designated National Security Law judge and Chief Magistrate, So Wai-tak, adjourned the case to June 9 for a further mention hearing to continue the committal proceedings to the High Court. The defendant was remanded in custody. Under the reporting restriction imposed by section 87A, the media cannot report most of the hearing’s contents.
2022 年 5 月，警方在黃大仙東頭邨拘捕 31 歲男子，在其住所內檢獲 20 公斤化學物品。被告被控「造成嚴重損害的爆炸」、「企圖製造爆炸品」等 4 罪，早前被加控《國安法》「串謀恐怖活動」罪，即共面對 5 項控罪，周二（6 日）在東區裁判法院進行提訊日。
《國安法》指定法官、總裁判官蘇惠德將案件押後至 6 月 9 日再作提訊日，以繼續交付至高等法院的程序，被告繼續還押。基於「87A」條的報道限制，傳媒不可報道聆訊大部分內容
6 May 2025法庭線#6764
反恐第二案｜首被告續推翻錄影證供 稱因疲倦不適、欲配合警員而拼湊傳聞
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train carriage at Lo Wu. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Lots” subsequently claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, while the remaining person was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty, and the trial at the High Court entered its 98th day on Tuesday (6th).
The first defendant Ho Cheuk Wai continued giving evidence for the 16th consecutive day. He maintained that the evidence in his video-recorded interviews with police was untrue. In court, he changed his account to confirm that he had not seen defendants Lee Ka-ban and Tsz Lok Ng handling circuit boards at his flat. He also denied that “Cha Gai Fan” (identified as fifth defendant Yeung Yee-sze) was responsible for acting as a lookout in the Lo Wu MTR station bombing case.
He explained that after his arrest, police told him that other arrestees had falsely accused him, so he “hit back by accusing them”. He said he was tired and unwell during the video-recorded interviews and wanted to cooperate with police to finish them as soon as possible, so he said some hearsay and memories that he had “pieced together in his mind”. The case will continue on Wednesday.
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖港鐵車廂被發現有爆炸品，Telegram 頻道「九十二籤」事後承認責任。7 人被控《反恐條例》罪名，餘下 1 人被控以「企圖製造炸藥」罪。8 人不認罪，周二（6 日）於高院踏入第 98 天審訊。
首被告何卓為連續第 16 天出庭作供，他繼續指出與警員的錄影會面證供並非事實，庭上改口確認沒有目睹被告李嘉濱及吳子樂，在他的單位處理電路板，亦否認「叉雞飯」（被指第五被告楊怡斯）在羅湖港鐵站爆炸案負責把風。
何解釋，被捕後從警員知悉有其他被捕人誣捏自己，故「屈返對方」，而錄影會面時疲倦、不適，故想配合警員盡快完成而說出一些傳聞和自己「腦海拼湊嘅記憶」。案件周三續審。
2 May 2025法庭線#6754
反恐第二案｜首被告庭上推翻錄影證供 稱從警悉被誣捏為主謀 遂訛稱他人涉案
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR carriage at Lo Wu, after which the Telegram channel “九十二籤” claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, while one other person was charged with attempting to manufacture explosives. All eight pleaded not guilty, and the trial at the High Court entered its 97th day on Friday (2nd).
The first defendant, Ho Cheuk Wai, continued giving evidence and retracted in court the evidence he gave during video-recorded police interviews. Ho said an officer from the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau had shown him WhatsApp messages indicating that another person arrested in the case had identified him as the mastermind and said he had threatened others with bombing. Ho said he therefore falsely claimed that the other person had been involved in making bombs and planning the case. He told the court that the relevant evidence was not true.
Regarding a video recording in which he was heard asking police, “What is it, sir?”, Ho explained that he had wanted to remind the sergeant from the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau of their “deal”—that his cooperation could be taken into consideration in relation to bail. He said, however, that after the interview ended, police again scolded him and asked, “Do you want to be kicked in the groin again?” He continued agreeing to give a statement to police because he feared being beaten. The trial will continue next Tuesday.
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖港鐵車廂被發現有爆炸品，Telegram 頻道「九十二籤」事後承認責任。7 人被控《反恐條例》罪名，餘下 1 人被控以「企圖製造炸藥」罪。8 人不認罪，周五（2 日）於高院踏入第 97 天審訊。
首被告何卓為繼續作供，庭上推翻與警方錄影會面時的證供。何稱，O 記警員曾向他展示 WhatsApp 訊息，顯示有同案被捕人指證他是主謀，並威脅他人放炸彈，因此自己亦訛稱對方有份製炸彈、策劃案件。何庭上改稱，相關證供都不是事實。
對於在錄影會面中，何被錄下詢問警員「點呀？阿 sir」，何庭上解釋，當時欲提醒 O 記的警長他們的「交易協議」，即若他合作可考慮給予保釋，但他指，在會面結束後再遭警責罵，向他稱「係咪想再俾人踩春袋？」他因怕遭毆打而續同意與警落口供。審訊下周二續。
2 May 2025法庭線#6755
23條｜郭鳳儀父親被指助處理保單 被控企圖處理潛逃者財產 還押候訊
Since 2023, the police have offered rewards for information leading to the arrest of a total of 19 Hongkongers overseas who are suspected of offences endangering national security. Among them is Anna Kwok Fung-yee, who is accused of calling for foreign sanctions against Hong Kong in her capacity with the Hong Kong Democracy Council. Her 68-year-old father and 35-year-old elder brother were arrested by the National Security Department on 30 April over an alleged attempt to deal with her insurance policy. Kwok’s father was charged under Article 23 legislation with attempting to deal with property belonging to an absconder and was brought before West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this Friday (2 May).
The prosecution applied for a six-week adjournment to allow time to examine Kwok’s father’s mobile phone and computer. Defence counsel Kwan Man-wai said there was no bail application at that stage and argued that the key issue was whether the insurance policy allegedly dealt with by Kwok’s father was an asset belonging to Anna Kwok or to himself. He said the defence needed time to examine the policy, which the prosecution had not yet provided, and asked for the case to be adjourned for one week before deciding on the plea and whether to apply for bail.
Chief Magistrate **Victor So Wai-tak**, a judge designated under the National Security Law, adjourned the case to **13 June**, and the defendant was remanded in custody in the meantime.
警方由 2023 年起，先後懸紅通緝共 19 名涉違國安罪行的海外港人，其中被指以「香港民主委員會」身分請求外國制裁香港的郭鳳儀，其 68 歲父親和 35 歲胞兄涉企圖處理她的保單，上月 30 日被國安處拘捕，郭父被起訴「23 條」下企圖處理潛逃者財產相關罪行，本周五（2 日）被解往西九龍裁判法院提堂。
控方提出押後 6 周，以檢取郭父的手機、電腦。辯方大狀關文渭則指，現階段沒保釋申請，稱案件癥結在於郭父被指處理的保單，究竟是郭鳳儀抑或他本人的資產，需時檢閱涉案保單，惟控方尚未提供，望押後案件一周，再讓決定答辯方向及是否申保釋。
《國安法》指定法官、總裁判官蘇惠德遂押後案件至 6 月 13 日再訊，被告暫須還押。
2 May 2025法庭線#6756
鄒幸彤確認撤懲教禁入書司法覆核 稱特首發證明書指涉國安 政府：不評論個案
Chow Hang-tung, the former vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China who is remanded in custody over the Alliance case, applied for judicial review last July, alleging that the Correctional Services Department had withheld four books sent in by her mother. They included *People Will Not Forget: A Record of the 1989 Democracy Movement*, published by the Hong Kong Journalists Association, and *Younger Brother* by Chan Wai. The case was originally scheduled to be heard this April.
In a post on her Patreon last week, Chow said that she had decided to withdraw the proceedings after Chief Executive John Lee issued a “Chief Executive’s certificate” stating that the four books involved national security. She said the certificate was binding on the court, adding: “In any event, the conclusion is that with the other side having such a nuclear weapon, the lawsuit was probably destined to be lost.”
The Courtline contacted the Chief Executive’s Office and the Correctional Services Department about Chow’s account. A Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government spokesperson said it did not comment on individual cases, but said that the Correctional Services Department could withhold outside publications if their nature was detrimental to the rehabilitation of persons in custody. The spokesperson also said the Chief Executive had the power to issue certificates, and that relevant information concerned information relating to national security work and would not be disclosed except as required for the case.
正就支聯會案還押的前支聯會副主席鄒幸彤，去年 7 月申請司法覆核，指懲教署扣起 4 本由其母親送入的書，包括記協出版的《人民不會忘記：八九民運實錄》、陳慧的《弟弟》，案件原定排期今年 4 月聆訊。
鄒幸彤的 Patreon 上周發文，鄒透露因特首李家超發出「行政長官證明書」，指涉案 4 書牽涉「國家安全」，決定撤銷訴訟。她提到，證明書對法庭有約束力，「反正結論就是，對方有這麼一個核彈在，官司大概是輸定了」。
《法庭線》就鄒的說法，分別向特首辦、懲教署查詢，特區政府發言人回覆指不評論個別案件，但指如外間刊物性質不利在囚人士改過自新，懲教署可扣起有關刊物，又指行政長官有權發出證明書，相關資料涉國安工作信息，除因案件需要以外，不予公開。
30 Apr 2025法庭線#6743
上訴庭裁國安法刑罰分級適用於串謀 不同意47人案原審觀點 律政司：沒提覆核
In April, the Court of Appeal dismissed the defendants’ application for leave to appeal against their sentences in the Hong Kong Independence Party case. It ruled that the sentencing tiers for offences under the National Security Law apply to conspiracy offences, and said it disagreed with the trial court’s view in the 47-person case.
In the case, Au Nok-hin, Chiu Ka-yin and Chung Kam-lun were each found to be a “principal offender”. However, because the three had pleaded guilty and served as prosecution witnesses, among other factors, their sentences were reduced to between six and seven years’ imprisonment, below the 10-year minimum stipulated by the provision. The sentences of the other defendants were within the statutory minimum and maximum limits.
The Court News asked the Department of Justice whether, in response to the Court of Appeal’s judgment, it had sought a review of the sentences imposed on Au Nok-hin and the other two defendants. The department replied on Monday (28th) that it had “not filed an application for sentence review”, adding that as the case had entered the appellate judicial process, it was inappropriate to comment on whether the sentences imposed were appropriate.
上訴庭 4 月駁回「香港獨立黨案」被告申請刑罰上訴許可，裁定《國安法》罪行的刑罰分級適用於串謀罪，又提及不同意 47 人案原審觀點。
該案中，區諾軒、趙家賢和鍾錦麟雖被裁定屬「首要分子」，但因 3 人認罪、出任控方證人等，獲減刑至判囚 6 至 7 年，低於條文的 10 年下限。其餘被告的刑期則在上下限之內。
《法庭線》向律政司查詢，有否因應上訴庭的判決，就區諾軒等 3 人的刑期提出覆核。律政司周一（28 日）回覆指，「沒有提出刑罰覆核申請」，又指由於案件已進入上訴司法程序，不宜就案件的判刑是否合適作任何評論。
30 Apr 2025法庭線#6745
11.18油麻地｜男子暴動罪成判囚5年 申上訴許可 官指非合理爭辯即日駁回
On 18 November 2019, police cordoned off the Polytechnic University. A total of 213 people were charged with rioting in connection with an attempt in Yau Ma Tei to “besiege Wei to rescue Zhao”, and the cases were split for trial. In one case, a Nepalese defendant was convicted after trial. He challenged his conviction and sentence and applied for leave to appeal. The application was heard in the High Court’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday (30th).
The applicant was unrepresented and assisted by two interpreters. Judge Poon Man-ki cited the documents, saying his grounds of appeal included that he had not participated in any demonstration and did not know any demonstrators. He also argued that he had been wearing slippers and lived near the scene of the riot, which could weaken the inference that he had participated in the riot.
The Department of Justice said the applicant had raised those arguments at trial, adding that whether he knew the demonstrators was irrelevant to the issue and that the trial court had analysed the matter when delivering its verdict. The judge said the grounds advanced by the applicant were not reasonably arguable and refused leave to appeal. A written judgment will be handed down within three months, and the applicant was also issued a “warning of the risk of a time-reduction order”.
2019 年 11 月 18 日，警方圍封理工大學，213 人涉在油麻地「圍魏救趙」被控暴動，分拆成多案審理。其中一案，尼泊爾籍被告經審訊被裁定罪成，他不服定罪和刑罰，申請上訴許可，周三（30 日）在高院上訴庭處理。
申請人無律師代表，有兩名傳譯協助。法官潘敏琦引述文件，指其上訴理由包括沒有參與任何示威、不認識任何示威者；當時他穿拖鞋、住在暴動現場附近，可以削弱參與暴動的推論等。
律政司一方稱，申請人已在審訊階段提出上述理由，指他是否認識示威者無關要旨，又指原審於裁決時已作出分析。官指，申請人提出的理由不具合理可爭辯，拒發出上訴許可，將於 3 個月內頒下判詞，同時向申請人發出「減時命令風險警告」。
30 Apr 2025法庭線#6746
22歲男子涉於X、IG發布煽動帖文 被控新煽動罪 還押至6.12再訊
A 22-year-old man was accused of publishing seditious posts on X and Instagram between June last year and April this year. He was charged under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance with knowingly publishing a publication with seditious intention. The case came before the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (30th) for its first hearing.
The defendant was not required to enter a plea. The prosecution applied for an adjournment until June 12 to allow for further police investigations, including the defendant’s video-recorded interview and the examination of his mobile phone and computer. The prosecution also said police had found other publications at the defendant’s residence and indicated that further charges might be considered.
The defence applied for bail. After hearing submissions, designated National Security Law judge and Chief Magistrate So Wai-tak refused the application, and the defendant was remanded in custody.
22 歲男子被指於去年 6 月至今年 4 月期間，於 X 和 Instagram 發布煽動帖文，被控《維護國安條例》下的「明知而發布具煽動意圖的刊物」罪，案件周三（30 日）於西九龍裁判法院首次提堂。
被告暫毋須答辯，控方申請押後至 6 月 12 日再訊，以待警方調查，包括被告的錄影會面、檢驗被告的手機及電腦。控方又指，警方在被告住所搜出其他刊物，明言可能考慮其他控罪。
辯方有保釋申請。《國安法》指定法官、總裁判官蘇惠德聽畢陳詞後拒絕，被告須還押。
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