Hong Kong media: Huang Zhifeng and others suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law by "selling letters" in prison
[Global Network Reporter Kang Bohao] According to Hong Kong's "Sing Tao.com" report on the 9th, some detained rioters in Hong Kong are suspected of "selling articles" in prison to make money.
Several accounts have recently appeared on the US online payment platform "Patreon", claiming to be detainees who participated in the "revision scandal", including former member of the "Hong Kong Independence" organization "Hong Kong Zhongzhi" Huang Zhifeng, and one of the founders of the illegal "Occupy Central" Dai Yaoting et al, who uploaded articles while in custody about "incitement to violence" and their life in prison.
It is reported that the relevant detainees have sent "personal letters" from prisons and then uploaded them to the Internet by their relatives and friends for paid reading, which has been suspected of violating the provisions of correctional institutions and the Hong Kong National Security Law and other laws.
According to the report, Hong Kong rioters who registered an account on "Patreon" included Lu Yishen, a former member of the "FDC" who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegal possession of explosives. The person who received the longest sentence in the "Amendment" also claimed that the account was opened with his authorization, and would send letters from prison from time to time, the content involved "continue to fight" and other incitement content.
The report mentioned that according to the "Patreon" account claimed to be Lu Yishen, dozens of articles were found "reviewing current affairs". The relevant articles have three monthly payment plans that can give priority to reading their articles, one of which is $5, and the other is $5. One is $15, the other is $30, and the web page shows that its monthly income is $1,623 (about 10,357 yuan).
According to the report, the account claiming to be Huang Zhifeng also uploaded several parts of the letters he wrote during his detention, mainly related to his “mindset” and his “inciting violence” remarks during his detention. Netizens need to pay to see the entire article. , the monthly fee is up to 150 US dollars (about 956 yuan).
The report also mentioned that Dai Yaoting, the initiator of the illegal "Occupy Central" in 2014, who was arrested by the police on January 6, 2021 on suspicion of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law, is also suspected of uploading articles during his detention on the account named after him. Only the title of the article can be seen on the website, and the full text can be viewed only after payment.
At the end of the report, it was reported that prisoners involved in the "revision storm" and convicted of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law and other laws sent them to relatives and friends through handwritten "personal letters", and then the other party assisted in uploading the relevant articles to "Patreon" and keeping them for safekeeping. Proceeds from related articles allow them to publish “incitement to violence” articles and earn income while in prison. The Hong Kong Correctional Services Department and the police are investigating whether there are suspected violations of the provisions of correctional institutions and the Hong Kong National Security Law. Appropriate penalties or enforcement actions are excluded.