HKJA says journalist’s imprisonment affects reporting work; Security Bureau: entirely baseless and misleading
記協指記者判囚影響採訪工作 保安局：毫無事實根據、混淆視聽
Tang Cheuk-yu, a Hong Kong correspondent for Taiwan Public Television’s 《藝術很有事》, was charged after police cordoned off Polytechnic University in November 2019 over possession of a multi-purpose plier and a laser pointer. He was recently convicted of possession of offensive weapons in a public place and sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment. The Hong Kong Journalists Association said yesterday that it regretted the verdict and believed it would seriously affect journalists’ reporting work. The Security Bureau issued a statement this evening expressing regret over the association’s statement and rebutting the claims as entirely without factual basis and misleading.
台灣公共電視《藝術很有事》香港特約記者鄧卓儒於2019年11月警方圍封理大期間，因管有萬用鉗及鐳射筆被控，日前「公眾地方管有攻擊性武器」罪成，判囚15個月。記協昨日指對判決結果表示遺憾，認為判決將嚴重影響新聞工作者的採訪工作。保安局今日傍晚發稿回應，對記協聲明表示遺憾，並反駁指控是毫無事實根據與混淆視聽。