China News Service, Hong Kong, August 5 (Reporter Zeng Ping) The former Secretary General Huang Zhifeng, former Chairman Lin Langyan, and former member Zhou Ting of the "Hong Kong All Wills" who had been disbanded earlier were suspected of inciting and participating in the encirclement of the police headquarters on the 5th. The West Kowloon Magistracy conducted a pre-trial review. Zhou Ting, who had already pleaded guilty to two charges earlier, was convicted and adjourned to sentence after the case is over; Huang Zhifeng and Lin Langyan continued to plead not guilty, and the case was adjourned to trial from late November to early December.
Huang Zhifeng, Lin Langyan, and Zhou Ting were all charged with one count of “inciting others to knowingly participate in an unauthorized assembly” on June 21 last year for inciting others to surround the police headquarters. Huang Zhifeng and Zhou Ting were also charged with one count of "knowingly participating in an unauthorized assembly". Huang Zhifeng was also charged with a crime of "organizing an assembly without approval."
Zhou Ting pleaded guilty to two charges in July this year, while Huang Zhifeng and Lin Langyan pleaded not guilty.
According to the facts of the case that Zhou Ting agreed in the court on the 5th, she had participated in the case and the other two used loudspeakers to appeal to surround the police headquarters and called slogans on the spot. The incident lasted about 15 hours and caused 7 police officers and 8 restaurant employees to be unwell, and they needed to call an ambulance to the scene.
After hearing the facts of the case, Chief Magistrate Luo Quan ruled that Zhou Ting was guilty and decided to deal with his plea and sentence after the case was over.
The prosecution stated in the court that the charges of Huang Zhifeng and Lin Langyan are expected to be tried for 6 days and a total of 17 witnesses will be called.
In response to factors such as the unknown when the new crown pneumonia epidemic will improve, Chief Magistrate Rod Quan adjourned the case to November 23 to 26, and November 30 and December 1. (Finish)