China News Service, Hong Kong, April 8th (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Hong Kong Judiciary said in response to questions from legislators on the 8th that as of the end of February, courts at all levels have handled or are handling 1,752 cases related to the legislative turmoil. Sixty and a half of the cases have been closed.

　　According to figures provided by the Judiciary, as of the end of February, courts at all levels have handled or are dealing with 1,752 cases related to the legislative amendment turmoil, of which more than 1,100 or nearly 65% ​​of the cases have been closed.

　　As for the 295 cases involving illegal "Occupy Central" in 2014 and 86 cases involving the Mong Kok riots in 2016, the Judiciary stated that almost all cases have been closed.

　　Asked about the reasons why the court has not yet completed the processing of some cases, the judiciary stated that these cases are generally more complicated, involving many defendants, legal representatives, media professionals and public observers, as well as a large amount of evidence in the form of video records. Supporting manpower, use of court building space, media and security arrangements inevitably pose challenges to the Judiciary.

　　The judiciary stated that in order to ensure that the relevant cases are handled quickly, the judiciary has taken measures such as increasing manpower, renovating the district courts, upgrading the broadcasting facilities of the court building, and extending court sessions as needed.

　　Legislative Council Member Liang Meifen proposed that "ad hoc judges" or "special case groups" can be established to speed up the handling of cases involving legislative amendments.

In response, the judiciary responded that the relevant cases involve multiple crimes, the sentencing mechanisms are different, and the circumstances are also different. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to classify cases and submit them to "exclusive courts". Stakeholders generally believe that the establishment of "exclusive courts" is extremely difficult. The court" is impractical and undesirable.

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