31 Aug 2024獨媒#3992
【831】黑衣青年持花向太子站鞠躬 被帶入警署
Today, August 31, a large number of police officers were on standby around Prince Edward Station and stopped and searched numerous people. In the evening, a black-clad young man holding a sunflower bowed to Prince Edward Station and was immediately taken to a police station. Before being taken away, he told InMediaHK: “At least I haven’t forgotten; the people here haven’t forgotten either, and the police haven’t forgotten either.” He also said that choosing a sunflower symbolised remembering those who were injured in the incident at the time, as well as seeking to establish the truth.
今日是8月31日，大批警員在太子站一帶戒備，截查多人。晚上，一名穿黑衣的青年手持向日葵向太子站鞠躬，隨即被帶入警署，他被帶走前向《獨媒》稱，「起碼我無忘記，喺度嘅人都無忘記，警方都無忘記」，又稱選擇向日葵是寓意要記住當時因為事件而受傷的人，也是要查清真相。
31 Aug 2024法庭線#3996
8.31五年整合｜太子旺角24人被控全審結 示威者車廂襲乘客 警指月台最低武力制服
For the fifth anniversary of 8.31, The Witness compiled the data and found that 24 people had been charged over the clashes in Prince Edward and Mong Kok that night. All the cases have concluded, with 21 people convicted. Reporters reviewed court records, judgments and the Independent Police Complaints Council report to reconstruct what happened (see the full article for the photo gallery and timeline).
8.31 五周年，《法庭線》整合數據，至今有 24 人涉當晚太子、旺角衝突被控，全部案件已審結，共 21 人罪成。記者翻查法庭紀錄、判詞、監警會報告，重組事發經過（相輯、時序表見內文）。
在示威者破壞車站、於車廂中與乘客衝突兩個階段，分別有 4 及 5 人次被控，涉及暴動、刑毀等。案情指示威者掌摑、扯頭髮等，有罪成被告判囚 5 年半，是事件中最重。有乘客擔任控方證人，承認曾推開女子，但未有被控；判詞另形容，有乘客曾「取出鎚仔防衛」。
另一關鍵階段是在太子站月台，大批警員追捕示威者，共 15 人次被控，涉襲警、阻差等。監警會報告指警方被批評濫用武力，而警方解釋有人用雨傘、利器襲警，故使用「所需的最低程度武力，包括警棍及胡椒泡劑」。
此外，24 名被告分為 3 批被起訴，最後一批 16 人事隔近 4 年才被控。控方解釋因警員證人重疊；法庭則接納檢控有延誤，對部分被告酌情減刑。
31 Aug 2024RFA#3997
831五周年｜曼城遊行港人籲想像「香港獨立」後的模樣 16歲港青集會前被捕
In addition to London, around 800 Hongkongers gathered again on the streets of Manchester on the fifth anniversary of the “831 incident”. As well as commemorating through a march one of the turning points of the “anti-extradition movement” five years ago, they called on local communities in the UK to join a boycott of Chinese-funded enterprises and oppose the Chinese Communist Party from an economic perspective. During public speeches, one participant called for building a vision of what “Hong Kong independence” would look like, thereby turning the impossible into the possible. Another participant said it was important to let the UK’s new government see that Hongkongers exist. The organisers said on Saturday evening UK time that a 16-year-old Hongkonger was arrested before the Manchester rally.
除了倫敦市，亦有約800名港人在「831事件」五周年在曼徹斯特街頭再聚，除了以遊行方式紀念5年前「反送中運動」的其中一個轉捩點外，亦呼籲英國本地社群加入杯葛中資企業，從經濟角度對抗中共。有參加者在公開發言時呼籲，要建立對「香港獨立」的憧憬，從而將不可能變成可能；亦有參加者認為，讓英國新政府看到港人的存在相當重要。主辦單位在英國時間周六晚上指，曼城集會一名16歲香港青年被捕。
31 Jan 2024獨媒#2918
涉8.31太子站半週年破壞警車 兩男暴動罪成 各囚3年4個月
On the half-year anniversary of the 31 August Prince Edward station incident, protesters gathered outside Mong Kok Police Station and several people were arrested. Two men were charged more than two years later with rioting over allegedly surrounding and damaging a police vehicle that day. They pleaded not guilty and went to trial, but were convicted and each sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison at the District Court on the 31st. Acting Judge Newman Hing Wai Wong said the two defendants were not leading figures and there was no evidence that they had planned the riot. The judge believed they had been encouraged by the atmosphere at the scene and had joined the riot on impulse. The judge also said the riot lasted for more than 10 seconds and, fortunately, the participants’ actions did not cause actual bodily harm to police officers. Taking into account the two men’s good backgrounds and young ages, the judge reduced their sentences by two months.
8.31太子站事件半週年，有示威者在旺角警署外集結，多人被捕。兩男涉當日包圍及破壞警車，事隔逾2年被控暴動罪。他們不認罪受審，最後被裁定罪成，今（31日）在區域法院各被判囚3年4個月。暫委法官王興偉指，兩名被告並非領頭角色，亦無證據顯示他們策劃暴動，相信是受現場氣氛鼓勵，臨時投入參與暴動。他又指，本案暴動維持十多秒，幸好參與者的行為沒有對警員造成真正身體傷害。王官另考慮到兩人有良好背景及年紀輕，故減刑2個月。
10 Nov 2021立場新聞#1677
831太子站事件首宗暴動罪成 22 歲男認罪判監 3 年 4 個月 官：角色主動、漠視法紀
A 22-year-old man arrested over the “831 Prince Edward Station” incident pleaded guilty to two counts of rioting and was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison. He is the first defendant convicted of rioting in the incident.
因「831太子站」事件被捕的22 歲男生承認兩項暴動罪， 判囚 3 年 4 個月，是該事件首位暴動罪成被告。
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