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Hongkonger Charged Under National Security Law, Bail Denied: "The Fruit of Democracy is Bought with Blood and Sweat"

Ma Chun-man, better known as "Captain America 2.0", was arrested in Tseung Kwan O on charge of "inciting others to commit secession", the trial began on Nov 24, 2020 at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.

Prosecutors alleged that Ma shouted the pro-independence slogans for many times and committed the offence on 19 occasions from August 15 to November 22, 2020.

The defendant's bail application was denied. Chief magistrate So Wai-tak considered that Ma had high risk of reoffending as he was arrested for 7 times between August and November, and then ordered the case adjourned until February 10, 2021.

When Ma was taken to the detention room, he shouted for
three times, "Democracy is bought with blood and sweat!"

Source: InMedia #Nov25
#Subversion #Court #Injustice
HK Gov't Accuses Pro-democracy Civilian of Inciting Subversion of State Power for Chanting “Hong Kong Independence”

Pro-democracy supporter Ma Chun-man, aged 30, also known as "Captain America 2.0", has been arrested for seven times for chanting protest slogans.

Appeared in a court hearing on December 15, 2020, Ma was charged for breaching the National Security Law for chanting slogans like “Hong Kong Independence” and inciting the subversion of state power.

Ma was denied of bail and he will remain in custody for hearing postponed to February 2021.

#NationalSecurityLaw #AntiELAB #CaptainAmerica

Source: Apple Daily, #Dec15
https://bit.ly/3mkQ5TN
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Hong Kong Court Sends "#CaptainAmerica" to Almost 6 Years in Jail Over #Secession Under #NationalSecurityLaw

On November 11, 2021, the District Court in Hong Kong sentenced pro-democracy activist #MaChunMan, who was nicknamed ''Captain America 2.0," to five years and nine months in prison. The court found him guilty of inciting secession under the national security law.

The court concluded that the 31-year-old Ma, had chanted slogans and displayed signage advocating for Hong Kong independence during the protests in 2020.

Judge Stanley Chan described it as a "serious" case, and used six years’ imprisonment as the starting point for Ma’s punishment. The court revealed that in a letter Ma wrote for his case, he said he did not regret for what he had said.

Source: Stand News; InMedia #Nov11

https://bit.ly/2XHpDNY
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Hong Kong's Captain America 2.0: Not Ashamed, No Regret, No Cowardice in Pursuing Democracy and Justice

Translated by the Guardians of Hong Kong

MA Chun-man, aka Captain America 2.0, is convicted by the court on November 2021, guilty of “inciting others to secede” and sentenced to five years and nine months imprisonment.

CHAN Kwong-chi, the designated judge, pointed out that the defendant repeatedly incited others to secede, in the mean time disparaged the #NationalSecurityLaw (#NSL). Chan deems that this case is a “serious offence” as articulated in the law.

Ma wrote his own letter of intercession and emphasized that he does not feel ashamed and has no regrets…

Continue Reading the Fully Translated Story Here:

https://telegra.ph/Captain-America-20-Not-Ashamed-No-Regret-No-Cowardice-in-Pursuing-Democracy-and-Justice-12-30

Source: The Stand News #Nov11

#MaChunMan #CaptainAmerica
#Hongkonger #LetterOfIntercession #PoliticalPrisoner
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