12 Oct 2023法庭線#8476
初選案律師阻差辦公罪成提上訴 爭議警無權限設封鎖區
The democratic primary election case was brought before the court in March 2021, while the 47 defendants were undergoing bail hearings. When defence lawyer Kiu Lut-bong sought to enter the court after its gates had been closed, he was accused of refusing to show police his identity card. Kiu was convicted of obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty after trial and sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment. He appealed against his conviction and sentence, and the case was heard in the High Court on Thursday (12th).
民主派初選案於 2021 年 3 月提堂，47 名被告進行保釋聆訊期間。其中一名辯方律師丘律邦要求進入已落閘的法院時，被指拒向警方出示身份證。丘經審訊後被裁定阻差辦公罪成，判囚 7 天。丘不服定罪及刑罰提上訴，案件周四（ 12 日）在高等法院進行聆訊。
上訴方爭議，案發時法院外人群已散去，並無出現《公安條例》下的公眾集結，故警方沒有權限設立封鎖區。而丘已多次表明身分，甚至報警求助，當時他正在處理法庭內的案件，不應受阻撓。法官陳仲衡質疑，上訴人稱「我係律師」，並非「萬試萬靈的咒語」，應提供證明。
律政司則反駁指，警方有責任維持現場秩序，確保沒有「存心搞事」的人進入法庭。警方在法院外設封鎖區正是配合法庭運作。而且並非「著西裝打呔、拎住疊紙、自稱律師」便可在法庭「自出自入」，警方僅要求丘出示身分證明，但他拒絕，明顯為難警方，屬蓄意阻撓。案件押後至 2024 年 1 月 12 日裁決。
24 Mar 2022獨媒#1884
美籍律師出獄即被遣返美國兼沒收護照 發文稱「一直視香港為家」
US banking lawyer Samuel Phillip Bickett became involved in a physical altercation at Causeway Bay Station in December 2019 after questioning the identity of an off-duty police officer. He was convicted of assaulting a police officer and sentenced to four and a half months in prison, while the High Court dismissed his appeals against the conviction and sentence. In a post on social media yesterday (23rd), he said he had completed his sentence and was released the day before, but was immediately deported to the US. He said the Immigration Department refused to allow him to remain for several days to handle his affairs and say goodbye to relatives and friends. During a transit stop in Turkey, local authorities refused to return his passport, saying it was a “routine request” from the Hong Kong government. He said he had always regarded Hong Kong as his home and believed he would be able to set foot in Hong Kong again one day.
美籍銀行律師Samuel Phillip Bickett，於2019年12月，在銅鑼灣站質疑休班警身分時雙方糾纏，審訊後襲警罪成囚4個半月，高院駁回其定罪及刑期上訴。他昨（23日）在社交平台發文指，自己前日已刑滿出獄，即時被遣返美國，並被入境處拒絕逗留數天以處理事務及與親友道別。他於土耳其轉機時，當地拒絕歸還護照，並稱是香港政府的「例行要求」。他指自己一直視香港為家，深信有日能再踏足香港。
Translations are supplied by the source workbook. Consult the original reporting for context.
