#Injustice #Court #JudicialIndepedence #TeresaCheng
HK Secretary for Justice Intervenes Private Prosecution Against Pro-government driver, allowing defendant lawyer to recoup legal fee from pro-democratic lawmaker
Source: Stand News #Aug20 #Aug24
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HK Secretary for Justice Intervenes Private Prosecution Against Pro-government driver, allowing defendant lawyer to recoup legal fee from pro-democratic lawmaker
Source: Stand News #Aug20 #Aug24
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HK Secretary for Justice Intervenes Private Prosecution Against Pro-government driver, allowing defendant lawyer to recoup legal fee from pro-democratic lawmaker
Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung initiated a private prosecution in February against Henry Cheng Kwok-chun, a driver who rammed his car into a crowd of pro-democracy protesters and severely wounding at least one young woman in 2019.
On August 20, 2020, it was revealed that Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng had taken the rare step of intervening in the case, informing Hui that the Department of Justice would exercise its power to end the case and that the defendant Cheng would be exempted from testifying in court.
Subsequently, the law firm representing Cheng wrote to Hui’s lawyer in bid of seeking HK$82,000 to cover its expenses. The law firm representing the defendant, K.C Ho & Fong, has Beijing loyalist Junius Ho Kwan-yiu as a senior partner. The litigation fees include lawyer’s fee for Junius Ho at HK$9,400 per hour, stating the reason that “the summons should never have been taken out by the applicant at all”.
Disapproving the claim and the Secretary for Justice’s intervention, Hui called it absurd, pointing out that the authorities are attempting to frame this private prosecution as a trivial act with malicious intention. Hui believes that any sensible person could see the reasonable doubt in Cheng purposefully driving his car into the crowd.
As of August 24, the request of the Secretary for Justice was formalized in court.
Source: Stand News #Aug20 #Aug24
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https://bit.ly/3aQEzvr
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #FailedState #TedHui #JuniusHo
HK Secretary for Justice Intervenes Private Prosecution Against Pro-government driver, allowing defendant lawyer to recoup legal fee from pro-democratic lawmaker
Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung initiated a private prosecution in February against Henry Cheng Kwok-chun, a driver who rammed his car into a crowd of pro-democracy protesters and severely wounding at least one young woman in 2019.
On August 20, 2020, it was revealed that Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng had taken the rare step of intervening in the case, informing Hui that the Department of Justice would exercise its power to end the case and that the defendant Cheng would be exempted from testifying in court.
Subsequently, the law firm representing Cheng wrote to Hui’s lawyer in bid of seeking HK$82,000 to cover its expenses. The law firm representing the defendant, K.C Ho & Fong, has Beijing loyalist Junius Ho Kwan-yiu as a senior partner. The litigation fees include lawyer’s fee for Junius Ho at HK$9,400 per hour, stating the reason that “the summons should never have been taken out by the applicant at all”.
Disapproving the claim and the Secretary for Justice’s intervention, Hui called it absurd, pointing out that the authorities are attempting to frame this private prosecution as a trivial act with malicious intention. Hui believes that any sensible person could see the reasonable doubt in Cheng purposefully driving his car into the crowd.
As of August 24, the request of the Secretary for Justice was formalized in court.
Source: Stand News #Aug20 #Aug24
https://bit.ly/2E0xlZT
https://bit.ly/3aQEzvr
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #FailedState #TedHui #JuniusHo
#PoliceState #ArbitraryArrest #JuniusHo
Staff From Beijing Loyalist Junius Ho's Office Claims to be Attacked by Teen
A female staff member from Beijing loyalist Junius Ho's District Office accused a youngster who was waiting for a barber next door of attacking her.
Soon after that, a self-proclaimed police officer arrived and prevented the youngster from leaving without showing his warrant card. Then, several more uniformed police officers arrived and took the youngster to the police station for investigation.
Tsuen Wan District Councilor Jackson Lau had rushed to the police station with a lawyer to aid the youngster.
Source: USP United Social Press #Aug24
#JacksonLau #TsuenWanDistrictCouncil #Barber
Staff From Beijing Loyalist Junius Ho's Office Claims to be Attacked by Teen
A female staff member from Beijing loyalist Junius Ho's District Office accused a youngster who was waiting for a barber next door of attacking her.
Soon after that, a self-proclaimed police officer arrived and prevented the youngster from leaving without showing his warrant card. Then, several more uniformed police officers arrived and took the youngster to the police station for investigation.
Tsuen Wan District Councilor Jackson Lau had rushed to the police station with a lawyer to aid the youngster.
Source: USP United Social Press #Aug24
#JacksonLau #TsuenWanDistrictCouncil #Barber
#PoliceState #UCH #599G
Citizen Ticketed by the Police for Gathering Ban Violation at Hospital's Emergency Room
The Stand News confirmed from various sources a citizen was organizing a street booth where the police accused her of violating the gathering ban. The citizen who was unwell was sent to the United Christian Hospital and ticketed by the police at the Emergency Room (ER) there.
The Hospital Authority confirmed that the patient involved was escorted to the ER by the police. Legislator pointed out that the police has distorted the actual aim of the anti-pandemic ordinance and that such enforcement caused impact to the operation of the hospital.
According to Golden Forum facebook page, the citizen was targetted and followed by the police even at the hospital to treat her ashma condition. The citizen received a 599G ticket and the location was indicated "Bed No. 13 of the United Christian Hospital's Emergency Room".
Source: Stand News #Aug24
#ER
Citizen Ticketed by the Police for Gathering Ban Violation at Hospital's Emergency Room
The Stand News confirmed from various sources a citizen was organizing a street booth where the police accused her of violating the gathering ban. The citizen who was unwell was sent to the United Christian Hospital and ticketed by the police at the Emergency Room (ER) there.
The Hospital Authority confirmed that the patient involved was escorted to the ER by the police. Legislator pointed out that the police has distorted the actual aim of the anti-pandemic ordinance and that such enforcement caused impact to the operation of the hospital.
According to Golden Forum facebook page, the citizen was targetted and followed by the police even at the hospital to treat her ashma condition. The citizen received a 599G ticket and the location was indicated "Bed No. 13 of the United Christian Hospital's Emergency Room".
Source: Stand News #Aug24
#ER
#CableNews #PressFreedom #JournalisticProfessionalism
Cable News Chief Anchor Resigns: "Professionslism Comes First"
Following the personnel change in #CableTV News in last few weeks which has already dampened the morale in the newsroom, Chief News Anchor Wong Chun-mei was reported leaving the station in October.
While declining an interview, Wong admitted it was hard to leave a news station where she has worked for 15 years long. She encouraged fellow colleagues to continue upholding their professionalism despite more changes anticipated.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug24 #FreedomofPress #WhiteTerror
Cable News Chief Anchor Resigns: "Professionslism Comes First"
Following the personnel change in #CableTV News in last few weeks which has already dampened the morale in the newsroom, Chief News Anchor Wong Chun-mei was reported leaving the station in October.
While declining an interview, Wong admitted it was hard to leave a news station where she has worked for 15 years long. She encouraged fellow colleagues to continue upholding their professionalism despite more changes anticipated.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug24 #FreedomofPress #WhiteTerror
NASA Chinese academics accused by U.S. Department of Justice of concealing participation in China’s Thousand Talents Plan and defrauding U.S. research grants
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NASA Chinese academics accused by U.S. Department of Justice of concealing participation in China’s Thousand Talents Plan and defrauding U.S. research grants
Zhengdong Cheng, a NASA researcher and an engineering professor at Texas A&M University, was taken into custody on Sunday (23/8) and formally charged on Monday (24/8) by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly concealing ties to Chinese companies and universities while receiving a federal grant.
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cheng Zhengdong on conspiracy, making false statements and wire fraud. The indictment alleged that Cheng's research team received a funding of about US$750,000 for NASA's space research, but concealed his relationship with a Chinese university and at least one Chinese-owned company. Also, it alleged that Cheng knowingly provided false information to Texas A&M University and NASA.
The prosecution stated that NASA funding restriction has been in place to forbidding the collaboration or coordination with any Chinese-owned company or any Chinese University.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said in a statement, "Once again, we have witnessed the criminal consequences that can arise from undisclosed participation in the Chinese government’s talent program". He further added, "The Department of Justice will continue seeking to bring participation in these talent programs to light and to expose the exploitation of our nation and our prized research institutions".
The U.S. Department of Justice has previously described China’s Thousand Talents Plan as a tool for the Chinese Communist Party to "attract, recruit, and cultivate high-level scientific talent in furtherance of China’s scientific development, economic prosperity and national security." He continued that the Chinese government would "often reward individuals for stealing proprietary information” through the program.
#Aug24
#CCP #DepartmentOfJustice #ThousandTalentsPlan #ZhengdongCheng #NASA #TexasAMUniversity #USResearchGrants #JohnDemers
(Note: the translation also takes summary if the following reports:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/24/texas-am-professor-accused-of-collaborating-with-china-amid-nasa-work.html
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nasa-researcher-arrested-false-statements-and-wire-fraud-relation-china-s-talents-program
https://apnews.com/58b0b752e2ab0b4b3e16e7c9f513e1a6
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Zhengdong Cheng, a NASA researcher and an engineering professor at Texas A&M University, was taken into custody on Sunday (23/8) and formally charged on Monday (24/8) by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly concealing ties to Chinese companies and universities while receiving a federal grant.
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cheng Zhengdong on conspiracy, making false statements and wire fraud. The indictment alleged that Cheng's research team received a funding of about US$750,000 for NASA's space research, but concealed his relationship with a Chinese university and at least one Chinese-owned company. Also, it alleged that Cheng knowingly provided false information to Texas A&M University and NASA.
The prosecution stated that NASA funding restriction has been in place to forbidding the collaboration or coordination with any Chinese-owned company or any Chinese University.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers said in a statement, "Once again, we have witnessed the criminal consequences that can arise from undisclosed participation in the Chinese government’s talent program". He further added, "The Department of Justice will continue seeking to bring participation in these talent programs to light and to expose the exploitation of our nation and our prized research institutions".
The U.S. Department of Justice has previously described China’s Thousand Talents Plan as a tool for the Chinese Communist Party to "attract, recruit, and cultivate high-level scientific talent in furtherance of China’s scientific development, economic prosperity and national security." He continued that the Chinese government would "often reward individuals for stealing proprietary information” through the program.
#Aug24
#CCP #DepartmentOfJustice #ThousandTalentsPlan #ZhengdongCheng #NASA #TexasAMUniversity #USResearchGrants #JohnDemers
(Note: the translation also takes summary if the following reports:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/24/texas-am-professor-accused-of-collaborating-with-china-amid-nasa-work.html
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nasa-researcher-arrested-false-statements-and-wire-fraud-relation-china-s-talents-program
https://apnews.com/58b0b752e2ab0b4b3e16e7c9f513e1a6
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Texas A&M professor accused of secretly collaborating with China amid NASA work
According to the criminal complaint, Zhengdong Cheng, 53, a professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M and a NASA researcher, obscured his affiliations with the Chinese government.
Approximately 20million people protest in Belarus; tens thousands of people in Lithuania and other places support the human chain; Alexander Lukashenko toting a rifle to support the riot police
Source: Stand News #Aug24
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Source: Stand News #Aug24
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Approximately 200,000 people protest in Belarus; tens thousands of people in Lithuania and other places support the human chain; Alexander Lukashenko toting a rifle to support the riot police
Up to 15-200,000 people took to the streets for two consecutive Sundays in Belarus, requesting the step down of the President, Alexander Lukashenko. The local media uploaded a video in social media, showing that the President was toting a rifle and wearing bulletproof vest to support the riot police. In Lithuania and Czech Republic, people form human chains to the Belarus protest.
Viktor Khrenin, Secretary of Defence, posted a video and warned that if the city is found to be in a turmoil, they will be facing against the army, instead of the police. But there were still 20million people gathering at the Independence Square in Minsk, holding the red and white flags that were used by Belarus after gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. “Resign!” and “pull Lukashenko into the police car!”, they shouted. The demonstrators marched around the city.
According to The Guardian, the local government media uploaded a video on social media platform, showing that Lukashenko was wearing a bulletproof vest and inspecting the demonstration in a helicopter. “They flee like rats,” said the President when he order the pilot to fly closer to its citizens. He then toted rifle to cheer for the riot police. The police responded with hands clapping in jubilation.
People from the Three Baltic States, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and Prague in the Czech Republic formed various human chains to support the protesters in Belarus. In Lithuania, around 3.5million people joined, stretching the chain from the capital Vilnius to the border with Belarus. The chain was over 30km. The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, also participated with her wife together, standing by the border.
Source: Standnews #Aug24
Up to 15-200,000 people took to the streets for two consecutive Sundays in Belarus, requesting the step down of the President, Alexander Lukashenko. The local media uploaded a video in social media, showing that the President was toting a rifle and wearing bulletproof vest to support the riot police. In Lithuania and Czech Republic, people form human chains to the Belarus protest.
Viktor Khrenin, Secretary of Defence, posted a video and warned that if the city is found to be in a turmoil, they will be facing against the army, instead of the police. But there were still 20million people gathering at the Independence Square in Minsk, holding the red and white flags that were used by Belarus after gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. “Resign!” and “pull Lukashenko into the police car!”, they shouted. The demonstrators marched around the city.
According to The Guardian, the local government media uploaded a video on social media platform, showing that Lukashenko was wearing a bulletproof vest and inspecting the demonstration in a helicopter. “They flee like rats,” said the President when he order the pilot to fly closer to its citizens. He then toted rifle to cheer for the riot police. The police responded with hands clapping in jubilation.
People from the Three Baltic States, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and Prague in the Czech Republic formed various human chains to support the protesters in Belarus. In Lithuania, around 3.5million people joined, stretching the chain from the capital Vilnius to the border with Belarus. The chain was over 30km. The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, also participated with her wife together, standing by the border.
Source: Standnews #Aug24
China's Thousand Talents Plan targets research information from overseas universities
According to Australian Strategic Institute, the Chinese Talents Plan recruits leading Australian scientists for secret researches. Similar situations can be found in Australia and the US, with some receiving AUD$50000/month to work with the Chinese, without coming clean with their home universities.
One of the possible motivation for the Chinese government in doing this is to gather information regarding coronavirus vaccine researches for their own benefit, according to Michael Shoebridge from the Australian Strategic Policy Institution.
#Australia #Vaccine #research
#ThousandTalentsPlan #AustralianStrategicPolicyInstitution
Source: Sky News Australia #Aug24
https://youtu.be/j7eBKIFCteY
According to Australian Strategic Institute, the Chinese Talents Plan recruits leading Australian scientists for secret researches. Similar situations can be found in Australia and the US, with some receiving AUD$50000/month to work with the Chinese, without coming clean with their home universities.
One of the possible motivation for the Chinese government in doing this is to gather information regarding coronavirus vaccine researches for their own benefit, according to Michael Shoebridge from the Australian Strategic Policy Institution.
#Australia #Vaccine #research
#ThousandTalentsPlan #AustralianStrategicPolicyInstitution
Source: Sky News Australia #Aug24
https://youtu.be/j7eBKIFCteY
Hong Kong Authorities Charge Pro-democracy Demonstration Convener After 2 Years
Chung Kin-ping is a Hongkonger who convened a pro-democracy protest in Yuen Long during the Anti-ELAB Movement in 2019. He was arrested and detained by the Hong Kong police on August 23, 2021, and was mentioned in Fanling Magistrates' Court the next day.
The court accepted the prosecution's request to refuse bail for Chung. He will be remanded until the next hearing on September 21, 2021.
The protest in question took place on July 27, 2019, the weekend after the 7.21 Attack at Yuen Long MTR Station. Large crowds gathered despite police banning the protest; in the evening, numerous riot police rushed into Yuen Long Station and arrested protesters.
Source: Stand News #Aug24
https://bit.ly/38aAGAN
#PoliticalProsecution #Arrest #Court #YuenLong721
Chung Kin-ping is a Hongkonger who convened a pro-democracy protest in Yuen Long during the Anti-ELAB Movement in 2019. He was arrested and detained by the Hong Kong police on August 23, 2021, and was mentioned in Fanling Magistrates' Court the next day.
The court accepted the prosecution's request to refuse bail for Chung. He will be remanded until the next hearing on September 21, 2021.
The protest in question took place on July 27, 2019, the weekend after the 7.21 Attack at Yuen Long MTR Station. Large crowds gathered despite police banning the protest; in the evening, numerous riot police rushed into Yuen Long Station and arrested protesters.
Source: Stand News #Aug24
https://bit.ly/38aAGAN
#PoliticalProsecution #Arrest #Court #YuenLong721
#Remembrance
“I won’t suicide” #exhibition organised to showcase #WhiteTerror and #PoliceBrutality
Source: Stand News; #Aug24
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“I won’t suicide” #exhibition organised to showcase #WhiteTerror and #PoliceBrutality
Source: Stand News; #Aug24
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#Remembrance
“I won’t suicide” #exhibition organised to showcase #WhiteTerror and #PoliceBrutality
"I cherish my life and love Hong Kong. I do not suffer any physical or mental illness, and I have no intention of suicide or self-harm..."
During the anti-extradition law amendment bill (Anti-ELAB) movement in Hong Kong in 2019, mysterious “body found” incidents had aroused tremendous public attention.
Many young pro-democracy protesters openly put down their “I won’t suicide” declaration on social media in order to avoid becoming the next victim of suspected police brutality.
Recently, Hongkongers abroad called people to screen cap of these declaration for an exhibition from 10 to 19 September, 2021 in Manchester.
Documentaries of this pro-democracy movement will also be shown at the exhibition so that visitors can come to learn all the truth and facts.
Artists, including Wong Kwok-choi(黃國才), Chu Yiu-wai(朱耀煒), Cheung Ka-lei (張嘉莉), Black Blog, Rice and Beans were invited to the exhibition.
The oganiser of the exhibition asked protesters to screen cap their declation, remove any sensitive information before sending their submission.
Source: Stand News; #Aug24
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%BE%B5%E9%9B%86%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%8A%97%E7%88%AD%E8%80%85-%E4%B8%8D%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%E8%81%B2%E6%98%8E-%E4%B8%8B%E6%9C%88%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E6%9B%BC%E5%9F%8E%E5%B1%95%E5%87%BA
#Art #Culture
“I won’t suicide” #exhibition organised to showcase #WhiteTerror and #PoliceBrutality
"I cherish my life and love Hong Kong. I do not suffer any physical or mental illness, and I have no intention of suicide or self-harm..."
During the anti-extradition law amendment bill (Anti-ELAB) movement in Hong Kong in 2019, mysterious “body found” incidents had aroused tremendous public attention.
Many young pro-democracy protesters openly put down their “I won’t suicide” declaration on social media in order to avoid becoming the next victim of suspected police brutality.
Recently, Hongkongers abroad called people to screen cap of these declaration for an exhibition from 10 to 19 September, 2021 in Manchester.
Documentaries of this pro-democracy movement will also be shown at the exhibition so that visitors can come to learn all the truth and facts.
Artists, including Wong Kwok-choi(黃國才), Chu Yiu-wai(朱耀煒), Cheung Ka-lei (張嘉莉), Black Blog, Rice and Beans were invited to the exhibition.
The oganiser of the exhibition asked protesters to screen cap their declation, remove any sensitive information before sending their submission.
Source: Stand News; #Aug24
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%BE%B5%E9%9B%86%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%8A%97%E7%88%AD%E8%80%85-%E4%B8%8D%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%E8%81%B2%E6%98%8E-%E4%B8%8B%E6%9C%88%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E6%9B%BC%E5%9F%8E%E5%B1%95%E5%87%BA
#Art #Culture