8.25 Kwai Chung | Man charged with conspiracy to riot and other offences more than four years later; prosecution says defendant was only discovered early this year
8.25葵涌｜男子事隔逾4年被控串謀暴動等 控方指今年初才發現被告
The Tsuen Wan-Kwai Tsing march on 25 August 2019 had initially been issued a letter of no objection by police, but police later dispersed people who blocked roads. A 39-year-old man was charged with conspiracy to riot and other offences four years and four months later. The case was mentioned again at the District Court on Tuesday (23rd). Of the nine defendants in a separate case arising from the same incident referred to in the charge sheet, seven have already pleaded guilty and been sentenced, while the remaining two have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial in March. The prosecution told the court that “the defendant in this case was only located in 2024 … and was arrested on 2 January 2024”, and said it was considering handling this case together with that of the two defendants who have pleaded not guilty. The defendant, who appeared in person, said that because of the limited time available, he had not yet submitted all the documents required for his legal aid application. Judge Chung Ping Pang adjourned the case to 6 February for further mention, pending the defendant’s legal aid application. The defendant was allowed to remain on bail under the existing conditions.
2019 年 8 月 25 日 的「荃葵青遊行」原獲警方發出不反對通知書，及後有人堵路遭警方驅散。一名 39 歲男子事隔 4 年 4 個月後，被控串謀暴動等罪，案件周二（23 日）在區院再訊。 就控罪書提及同一事件、另案的 9 名被告，7 人已經認罪判刑，2 人則不認罪待 3 月開審。控方透露，「本案被告係 2024 年先被發現 … 2024 年 1 月 2 日被捕」，現考慮將本案與不認罪 2 人的案件一併處理。 親自應訊的被告指，由於時間匆忙，尚未交齊申請法援的文件。法官彭中屏批准押後至 2 月 6 日提訊，待被告申請法援。被告准以原有條件保釋。