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CCP Silences Chinese Lawyers, Families of 12 Detained Hongkongers Urge Foreign Embassies to
"Send Personnel to the Hearing"
On Dec 26, 2020, some families of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers detained in China since August, were notified that China will trial 10 of the detainees in 3 days on Dec 28.
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The families responded immediately with a statement, demanding for a proper and fait trial and urging foreign embassies to send personnel to hear the case.
On the same day, lawyers in China were approached by the Lawyers' Work Commission in Shenzhen's Bao An District, claiming that the case concerning the 12 Hongkongers is "sensitive". The commission warned lawyers not to speak on the subject.
Lu Se, a Chinese human rights lawyer hired by the families, condemned the authorities for infringing the law and the government-hired lawyers who did not give their name for having a bad conscience.
Source: Stand News; #Save12HKYouths Concern Group #Dec26
CCP Silences Chinese Lawyers, Families of 12 Detained Hongkongers Urge Foreign Embassies to
"Send Personnel to the Hearing"
On Dec 26, 2020, some families of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers detained in China since August, were notified that China will trial 10 of the detainees in 3 days on Dec 28.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27550
The families responded immediately with a statement, demanding for a proper and fait trial and urging foreign embassies to send personnel to hear the case.
On the same day, lawyers in China were approached by the Lawyers' Work Commission in Shenzhen's Bao An District, claiming that the case concerning the 12 Hongkongers is "sensitive". The commission warned lawyers not to speak on the subject.
Lu Se, a Chinese human rights lawyer hired by the families, condemned the authorities for infringing the law and the government-hired lawyers who did not give their name for having a bad conscience.
Source: Stand News; #Save12HKYouths Concern Group #Dec26
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China Trials 12 Pro-democracy Hongkongers, Rejecting Foreign Diplomats from Hearing the Case and Refusing to Provide Information to the Familes
On December 28, 2020, China trialed 10 of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers, who have been detained in China since August, in Yantian's People Court, Shenzhen.
Only some of their familes in Hong Kong received a notification and it was less than 3 days before the trial.
On the day of the hearing, the Chinese court claimed the hearing was "open" but "qoutas were full". The UK, US, Canadian and several European countries' Embassies had sent diplomats to the Chinese court, but were refused entry by the authorities to hear the case.
In the afternoon, the Chinese court refused to release any information of the hearing to the Hongkongers' families, despite the families' inquiry and the court's emphasis that the case is "open" .
In a call made by a family member to the Chinese court at 1730, the staff said the trial was still ongoing:
Family: When will the result be out?
Court: The information of the open hearing will be available on the website
Family: Then when will the court hearing be "open"?
Court: The open hearing is ongoing and not finished.
Family: When is the hearing expected to end?
Court: I don't know. Refer to the official website for more information.
See video: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27624
On the same day, the US embassy in China released a statement demanding China to immediately release the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers and allow them to leave the country. The US embassy described the only "crime" the 12 Hongkongers committed as "escaping from a tyrannical regime".
On the evening of Dec 28, the website of the Chinese court announced that the result of the trial will be released on another day.
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China Trials 12 Pro-democracy Hongkongers, Rejecting Foreign Diplomats from Hearing the Case and Refusing to Provide Information to the Familes
On December 28, 2020, China trialed 10 of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers, who have been detained in China since August, in Yantian's People Court, Shenzhen.
Only some of their familes in Hong Kong received a notification and it was less than 3 days before the trial.
On the day of the hearing, the Chinese court claimed the hearing was "open" but "qoutas were full". The UK, US, Canadian and several European countries' Embassies had sent diplomats to the Chinese court, but were refused entry by the authorities to hear the case.
In the afternoon, the Chinese court refused to release any information of the hearing to the Hongkongers' families, despite the families' inquiry and the court's emphasis that the case is "open" .
In a call made by a family member to the Chinese court at 1730, the staff said the trial was still ongoing:
Family: When will the result be out?
Court: The information of the open hearing will be available on the website
Family: Then when will the court hearing be "open"?
Court: The open hearing is ongoing and not finished.
Family: When is the hearing expected to end?
Court: I don't know. Refer to the official website for more information.
See video: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27624
On the same day, the US embassy in China released a statement demanding China to immediately release the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers and allow them to leave the country. The US embassy described the only "crime" the 12 Hongkongers committed as "escaping from a tyrannical regime".
On the evening of Dec 28, the website of the Chinese court announced that the result of the trial will be released on another day.
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Families of the 12 Hongkongers respond to China's sentencing
On Dec 30, 2020, China announced the sentence of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers who have been detained in China since August 2019. Tang Kai-yin was sentenced to 3 years of jail and fined for RMB20,000. Quinn Moon was sentenced to 2 years of jail and fined for RMB15,000. The remaining 8 adult detainees were sentenced to 7 months of jail and fined for RMB10,000 each.
The Chinese authorities trialed them on Dec 28, 2020, claiming the hearing was "open" but foreign diplomats and reporters were refused entry. According to the Chinese court, all defendants pleaded guilty.
After more than 4 months of detention with trial, the Chinese authorities deported the two underaged Hongkongers to Hong Kong on Dec 30, 2020, claiming that the two had confessed. The Hong Kong police gave their response on the same day, "they can come back to face more serious charges."
Cheng Tsz-ho (鄭子豪)'s father:
"It doesn't matter if they sentence my son to 1 day or 7 months; every single day is a wrongful jailing. On August 23, the Hong Kong government sent two planes to take turns "escorting" the 12 of them to China. That's why I think every singe day he spends there is wrongful."
Wong Wai-yin's mother:
"I hope China can tell us soon about the visitation: how many minutes do we get? What's the procedure? Can we give them winter clothes? Can I buy food for my son? Please, China, tell us soon. As for the Hong Kong government, I'm not hoping for anything from them."
Li Tsz-yin (李子賢)'s mother:
"They said he'll be jailed for 7 months. I think it's too much. I saw that the two younger ones were allowed to come back [to Hong Kong] today; I thought my son would be allowed too.
Now that it's 7 months, we'll be planning to go visit them. I really hope the authorities could tell us how to arrange the prison visit."
Quinn Moon (喬映瑜)'s sister:
"The authorities said suspects' families were present at the hearing. So I would like them to disclose the attendees' names immediately!"
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Families of the 12 Hongkongers respond to China's sentencing
On Dec 30, 2020, China announced the sentence of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers who have been detained in China since August 2019. Tang Kai-yin was sentenced to 3 years of jail and fined for RMB20,000. Quinn Moon was sentenced to 2 years of jail and fined for RMB15,000. The remaining 8 adult detainees were sentenced to 7 months of jail and fined for RMB10,000 each.
The Chinese authorities trialed them on Dec 28, 2020, claiming the hearing was "open" but foreign diplomats and reporters were refused entry. According to the Chinese court, all defendants pleaded guilty.
After more than 4 months of detention with trial, the Chinese authorities deported the two underaged Hongkongers to Hong Kong on Dec 30, 2020, claiming that the two had confessed. The Hong Kong police gave their response on the same day, "they can come back to face more serious charges."
Cheng Tsz-ho (鄭子豪)'s father:
"It doesn't matter if they sentence my son to 1 day or 7 months; every single day is a wrongful jailing. On August 23, the Hong Kong government sent two planes to take turns "escorting" the 12 of them to China. That's why I think every singe day he spends there is wrongful."
Wong Wai-yin's mother:
"I hope China can tell us soon about the visitation: how many minutes do we get? What's the procedure? Can we give them winter clothes? Can I buy food for my son? Please, China, tell us soon. As for the Hong Kong government, I'm not hoping for anything from them."
Li Tsz-yin (李子賢)'s mother:
"They said he'll be jailed for 7 months. I think it's too much. I saw that the two younger ones were allowed to come back [to Hong Kong] today; I thought my son would be allowed too.
Now that it's 7 months, we'll be planning to go visit them. I really hope the authorities could tell us how to arrange the prison visit."
Quinn Moon (喬映瑜)'s sister:
"The authorities said suspects' families were present at the hearing. So I would like them to disclose the attendees' names immediately!"
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Pompeo demands China to Unconditionally Release of 12 pro-democracy HK activists: They deserve a hero’s welcome abroad
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Pompeo demands China to Unconditionally Release of 12 pro-democracy HK activists: They deserve a hero’s welcome abroad
US Secretary of State #MikePompeo called for the immediate release of 10 Hong Kong activists who were sentenced to between seven months and three years in jail by a Chinese court.
The ten Hongkongers were arrested by the Chinese authorities arrested at sea as they reportedly fled the city and tried to reach Taiwan by speedboat in August 2020.
On December 30, 3020, the Chinese court in Shenzhen sentenced eight of the Hongkongers to seven months in jail, one to two years and one to three years. Two underage Hongkongers were handed over to Hong Kong police, since they have been detained in China in August 2020.
Pompeo said, "The ‘Hong Kong 12’ who tried to flee this tyranny deserved a hero’s welcome abroad, not capture, a secret trial and prison sentences."
The United States strongly condemns the Shenzhen court’s actions and calls for the 10 members of the group who were sentenced to jail terms to be immediately and unconditionally released.”
“The CCP’s persecution of the Hong Kong 12 – two of whom were juveniles at the time of their arrest – exposes once again Beijing’s brutality, blatant disregard for the international treaties it has signed, and its disdain for the rights of the Hong Kong people,” Pompeo added.
Pompeo further expressed in the statement, " A regime that prevents its own people from leaving can lay no claim to greatness or global leadership. It is simply a fragile dictatorship, afraid of its own people."
Source: Stand News; Reuters #Jan1
#ChineseCourt #CCPLaw
Pompeo demands China to Unconditionally Release of 12 pro-democracy HK activists: They deserve a hero’s welcome abroad
US Secretary of State #MikePompeo called for the immediate release of 10 Hong Kong activists who were sentenced to between seven months and three years in jail by a Chinese court.
The ten Hongkongers were arrested by the Chinese authorities arrested at sea as they reportedly fled the city and tried to reach Taiwan by speedboat in August 2020.
On December 30, 3020, the Chinese court in Shenzhen sentenced eight of the Hongkongers to seven months in jail, one to two years and one to three years. Two underage Hongkongers were handed over to Hong Kong police, since they have been detained in China in August 2020.
Pompeo said, "The ‘Hong Kong 12’ who tried to flee this tyranny deserved a hero’s welcome abroad, not capture, a secret trial and prison sentences."
The United States strongly condemns the Shenzhen court’s actions and calls for the 10 members of the group who were sentenced to jail terms to be immediately and unconditionally released.”
“The CCP’s persecution of the Hong Kong 12 – two of whom were juveniles at the time of their arrest – exposes once again Beijing’s brutality, blatant disregard for the international treaties it has signed, and its disdain for the rights of the Hong Kong people,” Pompeo added.
Pompeo further expressed in the statement, " A regime that prevents its own people from leaving can lay no claim to greatness or global leadership. It is simply a fragile dictatorship, afraid of its own people."
Source: Stand News; Reuters #Jan1
#ChineseCourt #CCPLaw
#BringThemBack #Save12
Families of Jailed Hongkongers Attemp to Pay Visit to Chinese Prison Amidst Ambigious Rule Set Up by Chinese Authorities
Source: Apple Daily #Jan3
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Families of Jailed Hongkongers Attemp to Pay Visit to Chinese Prison Amidst Ambigious Rule Set Up by Chinese Authorities
On Dec 30, 2020, the Chinese court in Yantian, Shenzhen sentenced 10 pro-democracy Hongkongers to Chinese prison for seven months to three years. Another two Hongkongers, who were also captured and detained with the rest of the group since August 2020, were repatriated to Hong Kong, for they were under 18 of age. During their detention so far, the Chinese authorities have barred the 12 Hongkongers from having any external contacts including family and lawyers' visits.
Some detainees' families set off to Shenzhen on the morning of Jan 3, 2021, hoping to complete the quarantine isolation procedure and visit the prisoned as soon as possible.
However, the Justice Bureau of Shenzhen in China amended the visit arrangement in Dec 2020, by "temporarily suspending" the acceptance of foreign personnel on-site visits.
Ms. Chow Hang-tung, a barrister who has assisted the Hong Kong youths’ families, predicted that the families would be considered as foreign personnel, while concrete arrangements need to be further understood.
Former pro-democracy lawmaker Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, who has been supporting the 12 Hong Kong youths’ families, said that the family have departed and arrived in Shenzhen as of 5pm on Jan 3, 2021.
The “12 Hongkonger Concern Group” also stated on the same afternoon that three family members have arrived at Shenzhen and will undergo the 14-day quarantine period. They are going to seek for prison visit right after the first trial’s 10-day appeal period is over, and the judgement has taken effect.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan3
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210103/HOKT7YI6BVCKZN47OAXKO65UNA/
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Families of Jailed Hongkongers Attemp to Pay Visit to Chinese Prison Amidst Ambigious Rule Set Up by Chinese Authorities
On Dec 30, 2020, the Chinese court in Yantian, Shenzhen sentenced 10 pro-democracy Hongkongers to Chinese prison for seven months to three years. Another two Hongkongers, who were also captured and detained with the rest of the group since August 2020, were repatriated to Hong Kong, for they were under 18 of age. During their detention so far, the Chinese authorities have barred the 12 Hongkongers from having any external contacts including family and lawyers' visits.
Some detainees' families set off to Shenzhen on the morning of Jan 3, 2021, hoping to complete the quarantine isolation procedure and visit the prisoned as soon as possible.
However, the Justice Bureau of Shenzhen in China amended the visit arrangement in Dec 2020, by "temporarily suspending" the acceptance of foreign personnel on-site visits.
Ms. Chow Hang-tung, a barrister who has assisted the Hong Kong youths’ families, predicted that the families would be considered as foreign personnel, while concrete arrangements need to be further understood.
Former pro-democracy lawmaker Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, who has been supporting the 12 Hong Kong youths’ families, said that the family have departed and arrived in Shenzhen as of 5pm on Jan 3, 2021.
The “12 Hongkonger Concern Group” also stated on the same afternoon that three family members have arrived at Shenzhen and will undergo the 14-day quarantine period. They are going to seek for prison visit right after the first trial’s 10-day appeal period is over, and the judgement has taken effect.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan3
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210103/HOKT7YI6BVCKZN47OAXKO65UNA/
#Save12HKYouths #CCPRule #CCPCourt
10 of the 12 Hong Kong people were sentenced to jail for 2 years as the longest. The other 2 were sent back to Hong Kong authority as they are not adults yet.
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British Lawmakers Condemn China for Breaching Sino-British Joint Declaration
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British Lawmakers Condemn China for Breaching Sino-British Joint Declaration
In the 12 Hong Kongers case, 10 adult defendants were sentenced to seven months to three years in prison in Yantian, Shenzhen on December 30, 2020. The other two minors were handed over to the Hong Kong police. The Hong Kong police stated that they could charge them with offence of failing to surrender to custody as shall have been appointed.
The “All-Party Parliamentary Group Hong Kong” of the British Parliament issued a statement on Dec 30, 2020, criticizing the incident as a fierce attack on Hong Kong people’s freedom and is a repeated violation of the "Sino-British Joint Declaration”. The group reiterated that Britain will continue to fight for freedom for Hong Kong people.
Baroness Bennett and Alistair Carmichael, co-chairs of the "All-Party Parliamentary Group Hong Kong” of the British Parliament, said that the arrests represented how Hong Kong people’s freedom were being attacked and was another "shocking" violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. “It seems likly they are hoping to warn all the pro-democracy activists, politicians and leaders and show that these people cannot escape the strict National Security Law through these arrests,” they said.
The group states that they hope to send a clear and firm message to Hong Kong people: "We in the UK will not stop fighting for your freedom. We welcome BNO passport holders to live in the UK, where your rights and freedoms will be protected instead of being weaponized.”
The organization "Stand with Hong Kong" also stated that the sentence was unacceptable. They believed that the only "crime" committed by these brave young people was to speak out for democracy and freedom and to protect their own safety. The organization calls on the international community to hold the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities responsible for their violations of the international human rights law.
Source: Stand News #Dec30
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British Lawmakers Condemn China for Breaching Sino-British Joint Declaration
In the 12 Hong Kongers case, 10 adult defendants were sentenced to seven months to three years in prison in Yantian, Shenzhen on December 30, 2020. The other two minors were handed over to the Hong Kong police. The Hong Kong police stated that they could charge them with offence of failing to surrender to custody as shall have been appointed.
The “All-Party Parliamentary Group Hong Kong” of the British Parliament issued a statement on Dec 30, 2020, criticizing the incident as a fierce attack on Hong Kong people’s freedom and is a repeated violation of the "Sino-British Joint Declaration”. The group reiterated that Britain will continue to fight for freedom for Hong Kong people.
Baroness Bennett and Alistair Carmichael, co-chairs of the "All-Party Parliamentary Group Hong Kong” of the British Parliament, said that the arrests represented how Hong Kong people’s freedom were being attacked and was another "shocking" violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. “It seems likly they are hoping to warn all the pro-democracy activists, politicians and leaders and show that these people cannot escape the strict National Security Law through these arrests,” they said.
The group states that they hope to send a clear and firm message to Hong Kong people: "We in the UK will not stop fighting for your freedom. We welcome BNO passport holders to live in the UK, where your rights and freedoms will be protected instead of being weaponized.”
The organization "Stand with Hong Kong" also stated that the sentence was unacceptable. They believed that the only "crime" committed by these brave young people was to speak out for democracy and freedom and to protect their own safety. The organization calls on the international community to hold the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities responsible for their violations of the international human rights law.
Source: Stand News #Dec30
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Remanded Former Lawmaker #AlbertHo Receives Letter from Grandson: "Come Home Soon and We Love You"
Albert Ho, vice-chairman of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, with 9 other members of the Democratic Party were accused of organising and knowingly taking part in an unauthorized assembly and other charges on October 1, 2019.
All 10 pro-democracy figures pleaded guilty before the hearing. They were then remanded and the sentencing was set to be announced on May 28, 2021.
Ho’s former assistant and currently Tuen Mun District Councillor, Beatrice Chu, posted on her Facebook page that Ho was unwell when she visited him.
Ho said that he has been lacking sleep because he was put in an individual cell that was poorly ventilated.
On May 23, 2021, Chu posted an update on her page that Ho had been moved to a cell with better ventilation, but he still had poor appetite and looked depressed.
She mentioned that Ho’s grandchild wrote a letter to cheer up Ho on May 22, 2021. His grandson said he missed Ho much and that he understood Ho’s life in the cell is “bored and hot, but you have to stay strong! We all love you!"
Ho's grandson also told Ho that he would take good care of Grandma and not to worry.
Source: Stand News #May23
#Letter #HeartWarming #Love #BringThemBack #ComeHome #PoliticalSuppression #Jail
Remanded Former Lawmaker #AlbertHo Receives Letter from Grandson: "Come Home Soon and We Love You"
Albert Ho, vice-chairman of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, with 9 other members of the Democratic Party were accused of organising and knowingly taking part in an unauthorized assembly and other charges on October 1, 2019.
All 10 pro-democracy figures pleaded guilty before the hearing. They were then remanded and the sentencing was set to be announced on May 28, 2021.
Ho’s former assistant and currently Tuen Mun District Councillor, Beatrice Chu, posted on her Facebook page that Ho was unwell when she visited him.
Ho said that he has been lacking sleep because he was put in an individual cell that was poorly ventilated.
On May 23, 2021, Chu posted an update on her page that Ho had been moved to a cell with better ventilation, but he still had poor appetite and looked depressed.
She mentioned that Ho’s grandchild wrote a letter to cheer up Ho on May 22, 2021. His grandson said he missed Ho much and that he understood Ho’s life in the cell is “bored and hot, but you have to stay strong! We all love you!"
Ho's grandson also told Ho that he would take good care of Grandma and not to worry.
Source: Stand News #May23
#Letter #HeartWarming #Love #BringThemBack #ComeHome #PoliticalSuppression #Jail