13 Jun 2024法庭線#3687
47人案｜律政司確認已就劉偉聰無罪裁決提出上訴 沒就李予信提出上訴
The 47 democrats were charged with conspiracy to subvert state power. Sixteen defendants pleaded not guilty. At the verdict on 30 May, only Lawrence Wai Chung Lau and Yue Shun Lee were acquitted, becoming the first two defendants to be acquitted since the National Security Law came into effect. The prosecution said on the same day that it intended to appeal and asked that the two acquitted defendants remain on bail under their existing conditions. The Court of First Instance ultimately ordered that they continue to be released on bail, while reducing the frequency of their police reporting.
The Department of Justice confirmed to The Witness that on Thursday (13th), the final day of the 14-day period following the verdict, it had appealed against Lawrence Wai Chung Lau’s acquittal under section 81DA of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance. The department also confirmed that it had not appealed against the acquittal of the other defendant, Yue Shun Lee. Lee is currently the only defendant in a national security case who was acquitted at trial and against whom the Department of Justice did not appeal.
Yue Shun Lee’s current bail conditions include surrendering all travel documents and being prohibited from participating in elections at any level, among other conditions. The Witness also asked the Department of Justice about Lee’s bail arrangements and was told that it would handle the case in accordance with the law and the court’s directions, and would not comment further on the details of the case.
47 名民主派被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪，16 名被告不認罪，案件 5 月 30 日裁決，僅劉偉聰、李予信無罪，成為《國安法》後首兩名無罪被告。控方即日稱有意提出上訴，要求無罪兩人維持原有條件保釋。原訟庭終下令兩人繼續擔保，減少警署報到次數。
律政司回覆《法庭線》時確認，於周四（13 日）即裁決後 14 天限期的最後一日，已根據《刑事訴訟程序條例》第 81DA 條，就劉偉聰的無罪裁決提出上訴。律政司又確認，沒有就另一被告人李予信的無罪裁決提出上訴。李為目前唯一國安案被告，原審獲裁定無罪而律政司沒上訴。
李予信目前的保釋條件包括交出所有旅遊證件、禁止參與或任何級別選舉等。《法庭線》亦向律政司查詢李的保釋安排，獲回覆指會依法及按法庭的指示處理案件，不會對案件細節作進一步評論。
7 Jul 2023法庭線#7949
47人案｜劉偉聰供稱不使用WhatsApp、FB 沒收過協議文件 沒看過戴耀廷帖文
The trial of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with “conspiracy to subvert state power” entered its 81st day on Friday (the 7th). Lawrence Wai Chung Lau completed two days of testimony. Wong Pik-wan, who is also from Kowloon West, did not testify, meaning the case concerning that constituency has concluded. Sze Tak-lai, the only defendant from Kowloon East to plead not guilty, will testify next week.
The prosecution is relying on the organisers’ WhatsApp records, which it says included the key agreement documents in the case. However, Lawrence Wai Chung Lau testified that he did not use WhatsApp and had voluntarily provided his password to the prosecution so that police could unlock and examine his seized mobile phone. The phone could not ultimately be opened because the password was incomplete.
Liu also testified that the forum notes found at his office were not prepared by him and that he did not know who had written them. He said he would not, as stated in the notes, believe that “the rule of law is dead”. Lead prosecutor Tianxing Zhou also questioned why Liu had not asked to have his name removed from “Ink Without Regret”. Liu cited earlier testimony by Ho Kai-ming, who said, “We didn’t know it would be such a big deal.” Chow replied, “Then you know now.”
47 名民主派被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪一案，周五（7 日）展開第 81 天審訊，劉偉聰完成共兩日作供，同屬九西的黃碧雲不作供，意味該區案情完結，九東唯一不認罪的被告施德來下周將作供。
控方於本案依賴組織者的 WhatsApp 紀錄，指曾發送涉案關鍵協議文件。惟劉偉聰供稱，他不使用 WhatsApp，並自願向控方提供密碼，擬讓警方解鎖其已被檢取的手機查證，惟因密碼不完整，終未能成功開啟。
劉又供稱，警方在其議辦搜出的論壇筆記，不是由自己準備，亦不知由誰所寫，又指自己不會如筆記所寫認為「法治已死」。主控周天行另質疑劉沒要求在〈墨落無悔〉上除名，劉引述何啟明早前供詞稱「我哋都唔知咁大鑊㗎嘛」。周答，「那你現在知道了」。
6 Jul 2023法庭線#7942
47人案｜劉偉聰開始作供：不曾簽〈墨〉、對全面特赦抗爭者或撤控抱持懷疑
The trial of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with conspiracy to subvert state power entered its 80th day on Thursday (6th). Ho Kai-ming completed his testimony, while Lawrence Wai Chung Lau began testifying. In giving his personal background, he said he had joined the Royal Hong Kong Police. Lau testified that he did not agree with the “Five Demands”. He was also sceptical about granting protesters a blanket amnesty or dropping the charges, saying this would amount to inviting the executive branch to interfere in judicial affairs. Regarding demands for accountability for police violence, Lau said it was not possible to seek amnesty on the one hand and pursue accountability for police violence on the other. He said the approach of South Africa’s “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” could be followed, pursuing the truth without seeking accountability. Lau, whose name appeared on the “Ink Falls Without Regret” statement, also testified that he had never signed it and had not authorised anyone else to add his name. His team had not signed it on his behalf either, and he still did not know why his name appeared. He said he had considered issuing a public clarification, but that doing so at the time would have amounted to “electoral suicide”.
47 名民主派被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪一案，周四（6 日）展開第 80 天審訊，何啟明完成 作供；劉偉聰開始作供，供述個人背景時稱曾加入皇家香港警察。
劉供稱，不同意「五大訴求」，又指對全面特赦抗爭者或撤控抱持懷疑，認為屬邀請行政部門干預司法事務。就「要求警暴問責」，劉認為不能一方面要求特赦，另一方面要求追究警暴，認為可效法南非的「真相與和解委員會」，追求真相而不究責。
姓名出現於〈墨落無悔〉聲明的劉又供稱，他不曾簽署，亦沒有授權他人加其名字，其團隊亦沒有為他簽署，至今仍未知原因。他稱曾考慮公開澄清，但指當時如這樣做，會變成「選舉自殺」。
24 Sept 2021立場新聞#1600
區議員宣誓47-人案被告劉偉聰-多名高危區議員參與宣誓-李文浩拒宣誓
District councillors from Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong took the oath. Man Hoo Li refused to take the oath and left office.
油尖旺、深水埗、九龍城、黃大仙和觀塘區議員宣誓。李文浩拒宣誓離任
24 Sept 2021立場新聞#1601
【區議員宣誓】梁翊婷、朱江瑋等十人被指宣誓有效成疑 民協過關 李文浩即時離任
The oaths taken by Edith Yik Ting Leung, Kong Wai Chu and eight others were said to be of questionable validity. They were subsequently ruled invalid and lost their seats.
梁翊婷、朱江瑋等十人被指宣誓有效成疑，其後被裁定宣誓無效，失去議席。
4 Jul 2020獨媒#7750
警抽違《國安法》市民DNA樣本 劉偉聰指非恆常做法：製造恐慌為實
The National Security Law for Hong Kong was passed recently. Police arrested 370 people on 1 July, and DNA samples were taken from the 10 accused of violating the National Security Law. Barrister and Sham Shui Po District Councillor Lawrence Wai Chung Lau said police can already take suspects’ DNA samples when investigating serious offences, particularly sexual offences, but stressed that this is not standard practice and criticised the police for using it to create fear.
《港區國安法》日前通過，警察在7.1拘捕370人，當中觸犯國安法的10人被檢取DNA樣本。大律師兼深水埗區議員劉偉聰稱，警察在調查嚴重罪行，尤其性罪行時，已可以抽取疑犯的DNA樣本，但強調不是恆常做法，批評警察籍此製造恐慌。
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