[Commentary] On November 18, 2019, illegal demonstrators gathered outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and participated in anti-amendment demonstrations. Among them, 14 men and 5 women were arrested by the police outside the university and were charged with one riot crime One man and one woman were also charged with assault weapons. The case was tried in Hong Kong West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on April 7. The judge approved the detention of the case for 3 months to July 7 for retrial, so that the police could conduct further investigations. The 19 defendants can continue to be released on bail under the original conditions, including compliance with curfew orders, weekly reports to the police station, and no conditions of leaving Hong Kong.
[Commentary] On the afternoon of the same day, 19 defendants entered the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court for trial. The defendants include Chen Haoyu, Lu Kewen, Kwong Xiaofan and others, aged between 16 and 29.
[Commentary] In the court, the police charged that 19 defendants had participated in the riot together with other unknown persons at the junction of Chatham Road South and Cheong Wan Road in Kowloon on the day of the incident. In addition, Huang Yaying was charged with possession of offensive weapons and failure to produce ID cards. The charge was that she was in possession of offensive weapons or tools suitable for illegal use, including paint, screwdrivers, kerosene and matches, etc. Illegal use. Wen Haozhong was also charged with possession of offensive weapons and serious injuries. He was charged with holding scissors, knives, pliers and iron wires, etc., and also intended to seriously injure a police officer.
[Commentary] The prosecutor said that because the police need to investigate further and listen to legal opinions, including watching about 9000 hours of live TV footage, as well as the footage of the camera on the crowd management special purpose vehicle, they applied for the case to be postponed for 3 months, the judge Approved in court. A defendant applied to shorten the curfew period and to reduce the number of registrations, but the judge refused.
Reporter Zheng Xing Hong Kong
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]