Li Zhiying's case involving endangering national security is postponed until next month

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, June 15 (Reporter Wang Jiacheng) Li Zhiying, the founder of Hong Kong Next Media, appeared in West Kowloon Magistracy on the 15th for violation of the Hong Kong National Security Act.

Magistrate Su Huide adjourned the case to July 27 to handle the transfer to the High Court.

　　Li Zhiying was charged in the case of "colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security", "conspiring to collude with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security", "conspiring to commit one or a series of acts that tend to obstruct justice", etc. crime.

　　Regarding the crime of colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security, the prosecution pointed out that Li Zhiying requested foreign or foreign institutions, organizations, and personnel to impose enforcement against the People’s Republic of China or the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during the period from July 1 to December 1, 2020. Sanctions, blockades or other hostile acts.

　　The charge of conspiracy to collude with foreign or foreign forces to endanger national security pointed out that Li Zhiying worked with Chen Zihua, Mark Herman Simon, Li Yuxuan, Liu Zudi and others in Hong Kong from July 1, 2020 to February 15, 2021. Conspiracy to request foreign or overseas institutions, organizations, and personnel to impose sanctions and blockade the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or China.

　　As for the crime of conspiring to commit one or a series of acts that tend to obstruct justice, the charge pointed out that Li Zhiying conspired with Li Yuxuan, Chen Zihua and others in Hong Kong from a certain day of July 2020 to August 23, 2020. With intent to obstruct justice, that is, after Li Yuxuan was arrested, he assisted him to leave Hong Kong.

　　Li Zhiying was sentenced to a total of 20 months in prison for a number of illegal assembly cases and is currently serving his sentence.

The charge he faced in this case, once convicted by the High Court, carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

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