China News Service, July 29. According to a comprehensive report by the Canadian "Sing Tao Daily", the Richmond "Coffee Splashing Case" in Richmond, Canada, was reopened in the Richmond Provincial Court on Wednesday (28th). The white man suspected of pouring coffee on the Chinese employees of the coffee shop The men and women did not plead guilty in court, and the case was postponed to September 8.
At about 1:30 pm on the day of the trial, more than a dozen citizens gathered outside the court, holding slogans such as "Stop Racial Discrimination" and "Hate is a virus" in support of those who have been hurt by racial hatred.
The female defendant in the incident, Michel Jean-Jacque Berthaume (Michel Jean-Jacque Berthaume) sent a lawyer to the court on Wednesday (28th); the white man, Astrid Maria Secreve, was there by herself. He also said in the court that he was more than 70 years old. I don’t need a lawyer, I just need to defend myself.
The judge said that the case was postponed to September 8.
After leaving the court, the white man Sergef returned to clamor to the Chinese people, saying that his words were not discrimination but freedom of speech.
Bai Wei, a member of SAAHCAG, a member of the SAAHCAG, emphasized that the appeal of the SAAHCAG is to allow discriminators to be punished.
In addition, he also said that although the incident has passed two months, the organization still hopes that citizens can pay attention to the case and fully realize the existence of hate crimes.
Bai Wei also hopes that if citizens become victims of hate cases, they must bravely come forward. Reporting to the police is the first step. Failure to report to the police means that people who hate crimes can get away with justice.
The incident occurred in March of this year when a Chinese-American coffee shop in Steveston was discriminated against and spilled coffee. A white couple involved was subsequently charged with disorderly conduct by the Royal Mounted Police in Richmond.