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The press faces riot charge, the Department of Justice takes the lead to murder the Fourth Estate
(10 Jun) Twelve citizens were charged for rioting for storming into the legco complex on July 1 2020. Among them is a journalist from the City University press. This is the first time for a journalist to be charged rioting for reporting.
Throughout the whole year of resistance, journalists, despite in grave danger, strenuously fulfil their responsibilities and report the truths. These journalists have the right granted by the Law, to execute their work and duty of monitoring the government and administration. And now the press has to face a charge with 5 years of jail or more. And the journalist from CityU Press, faces the riot charge, simply because his fingerprint was found on a Basic law copy in the Legco.
The DoJ ‘s intention is crystal clear. It intends to use the most severe charge to destroy the voices and people who still endeavour to use their hands and eyes to monitor and judge the government. Today, reporting within the legco means rioting, and tomorrow reporting any rally will also be equivalent to rioting. And the definition of rioting is arbitrarily decided by the Government and party. In the future, there will only be Ta Kung Pao, and wenweipo, etc and other state media, who will only praise the CCP.
With the imminent National Security Law, I, myself as a media worker, will never surrender. I hope all the Hongkonges, will continues to stay true to speak the truth, and let the world knows.
The regime rules by fear, so that everybody censors themselves. We will not let that happen.
Note: Ma Kai-Chung, a coordinator and reporter of local news platform Passion Times, is also charged with Rioting. We oppose to any suppression from the regime against any journalist and his/her reporting, regardless of the background of the journalist, and the stance of news media company he/she works for.
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The press faces riot charge, the Department of Justice takes the lead to murder the Fourth Estate
(10 Jun) Twelve citizens were charged for rioting for storming into the legco complex on July 1 2020. Among them is a journalist from the City University press. This is the first time for a journalist to be charged rioting for reporting.
Throughout the whole year of resistance, journalists, despite in grave danger, strenuously fulfil their responsibilities and report the truths. These journalists have the right granted by the Law, to execute their work and duty of monitoring the government and administration. And now the press has to face a charge with 5 years of jail or more. And the journalist from CityU Press, faces the riot charge, simply because his fingerprint was found on a Basic law copy in the Legco.
The DoJ ‘s intention is crystal clear. It intends to use the most severe charge to destroy the voices and people who still endeavour to use their hands and eyes to monitor and judge the government. Today, reporting within the legco means rioting, and tomorrow reporting any rally will also be equivalent to rioting. And the definition of rioting is arbitrarily decided by the Government and party. In the future, there will only be Ta Kung Pao, and wenweipo, etc and other state media, who will only praise the CCP.
With the imminent National Security Law, I, myself as a media worker, will never surrender. I hope all the Hongkonges, will continues to stay true to speak the truth, and let the world knows.
The regime rules by fear, so that everybody censors themselves. We will not let that happen.
Note: Ma Kai-Chung, a coordinator and reporter of local news platform Passion Times, is also charged with Rioting. We oppose to any suppression from the regime against any journalist and his/her reporting, regardless of the background of the journalist, and the stance of news media company he/she works for.
Source: Frankie Fung Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/frankiefung.hk/photos/a.429607797568506/844339076095374/
#71Incident #FreedomOfPress #Riot #Censorship #RuleOfLaw #PoliceState
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