12 Hong Kong people | Tang Kai-yin appears in District Court over alleged handling of petrol bombs, remanded until Nov 2
12港人｜鄧棨然涉管汽油彈區院應訊 還押至11.2再訊
In August 2020, 12 Hong Kong people were suspected of attempting to flee to Taiwan but were intercepted and detained by the Guangdong maritime police. Ten of them were charged in mainland China with offences including organising others to illegally cross the border, and were sentenced to between seven months and three years in prison. Tang Kai-yin, who received the longest sentence of three years for organising others to illegally cross the border, completed his sentence in mainland China and was handed over to Hong Kong police on Tuesday (22nd). On Wednesday, he appeared in the District Court in connection with a 2019 case in which he was accused of handling petrol bombs. The defence applied for an adjournment, saying that Tang’s legal-aid application had earlier been revoked and that he needed time to reapply. Judge Ko King-sau approved the application. The judge also raised concern that the charges had previously been amended in Tang’s absence; the prosecution said the latest charge sheet would be used. Tang did not apply for bail and was remanded until November 2 for a further hearing.
2020 年 8 月，12 名港人涉嫌潛逃到台灣，途中被廣東海警截獲拘留，當中 10 人在內地被控組織他人偷越邊境罪等罪，判囚 7 個月至 3 年。當中刑罰最重、因「組織他人偷越邊境」罪判囚 3 年的鄧棨然，內地刑滿出獄，周二（22 日）移交香港警方，周三就 2019 年被指管汽油彈案，在區域法院提訊。 辯方申請押後案件，指鄧早前申請法援被撤銷，需時再申請，獲法官高勁修批准。法官另關注，案件早前在鄧缺席下曾修改控罪，控方指會以最新控罪書為準。鄧棨然沒保釋申請，還押至 11 月 2 日再訊。