#WhiteTerror #Regime
Hong Kong Authorities Charge Pro-democracy Radio Host for
"Acting with a Seditious Intention"
#Giggs, a radio host in Hong Kong, was charged with four counts of "acting with a seditious intention" for an online programme he hosted between August and October 2020.
Despite the fact that the alleged offences fall outside the #NationalSecurityLaw, the case was handled by the national security office in Hong Kong.
National Security Judge and chief magistrate #VictorSo said the court didn't have sufficient grounds to believe that Giggs, will not re-offend if granted bail.
The authorities accused Giggs of intending to "bring hatred or contempt against" the Chinese and the Hong Kong SAR governments and inciting Hong Kong people to "revolt like the Ukrainian" which forced their "Chief Executive to self-exile". The vocal radio host was also criticized for showing support for the primary election of the pro-democracy game and "encouraging citizens to attend illegal assembly".
The authorities also condemned Giggs for regarding Hong Kong and Mongolia as independent entities, distorting the national flag and the Chinese authorities in his comments.
The case was adjourned to May 10, 2020 awaiting further police investigation.
Source: InMediaHK.net; #Feb10
https://bit.ly/3jIVHYw
Related article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28553
#RadioHost #FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression #Sedition #Court #Censorship
Hong Kong Authorities Charge Pro-democracy Radio Host for
"Acting with a Seditious Intention"
#Giggs, a radio host in Hong Kong, was charged with four counts of "acting with a seditious intention" for an online programme he hosted between August and October 2020.
Despite the fact that the alleged offences fall outside the #NationalSecurityLaw, the case was handled by the national security office in Hong Kong.
National Security Judge and chief magistrate #VictorSo said the court didn't have sufficient grounds to believe that Giggs, will not re-offend if granted bail.
The authorities accused Giggs of intending to "bring hatred or contempt against" the Chinese and the Hong Kong SAR governments and inciting Hong Kong people to "revolt like the Ukrainian" which forced their "Chief Executive to self-exile". The vocal radio host was also criticized for showing support for the primary election of the pro-democracy game and "encouraging citizens to attend illegal assembly".
The authorities also condemned Giggs for regarding Hong Kong and Mongolia as independent entities, distorting the national flag and the Chinese authorities in his comments.
The case was adjourned to May 10, 2020 awaiting further police investigation.
Source: InMediaHK.net; #Feb10
https://bit.ly/3jIVHYw
Related article:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28553
#RadioHost #FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression #Sedition #Court #Censorship
HK court denies bail to Apple Daily staff facing national security charges
Four staff members from the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper were denied bail in a Hong Kong court on Thursday after they were charged with colluding with foreign forces under a national security law that has intensified fears over media freedoms.
Public broadcaster RTHK said national security judge Victor So rejected their bail applications because there was not enough evidence to show the defendants "will not commit further acts endangering national security".
The charges are the latest in a national security probe into media tycoon Jimmy Lai's newspaper, which folded after several hundred police raided its headquarters on June 17, freezing key assets and bank accounts.
Source: Reuters #Jul22
https://reut.rs/3Blrbfw
#AppleDaily #NationalSecurityLaw #VictorSo #Newspaper #JimmyLai
Four staff members from the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper were denied bail in a Hong Kong court on Thursday after they were charged with colluding with foreign forces under a national security law that has intensified fears over media freedoms.
Public broadcaster RTHK said national security judge Victor So rejected their bail applications because there was not enough evidence to show the defendants "will not commit further acts endangering national security".
The charges are the latest in a national security probe into media tycoon Jimmy Lai's newspaper, which folded after several hundred police raided its headquarters on June 17, freezing key assets and bank accounts.
Source: Reuters #Jul22
https://reut.rs/3Blrbfw
#AppleDaily #NationalSecurityLaw #VictorSo #Newspaper #JimmyLai