#PoliceState
0143 | Soy Street, #MongKok
The situation quickly escalated as the supposedly-retreating Blue Berets ordered the journalists to stop filming. Suddenly, the police surrounded journalists and other passersby and start frisking them, ordering them to produce identification documents. “Internet journalist were not appropriate journalists,” as one police officer shouted.
0152 |
A journalist spotted a female police officer kicked the protestor known as “the Cook of PolyU”, who was distributing fruits to street sleepers and was happened to be tying his shoelaces when the incident happened. Meanwhile, a district councilor was stopped and frisked and was warned about the risk of violating the gathering ban.
Source: benyuen, First Hand
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
0143 | Soy Street, #MongKok
The situation quickly escalated as the supposedly-retreating Blue Berets ordered the journalists to stop filming. Suddenly, the police surrounded journalists and other passersby and start frisking them, ordering them to produce identification documents. “Internet journalist were not appropriate journalists,” as one police officer shouted.
0152 |
A journalist spotted a female police officer kicked the protestor known as “the Cook of PolyU”, who was distributing fruits to street sleepers and was happened to be tying his shoelaces when the incident happened. Meanwhile, a district councilor was stopped and frisked and was warned about the risk of violating the gathering ban.
Source: benyuen, First Hand
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
#FirstHand #PoliceState
0158 | Soy Street, #MongKok
All citizens at the scene were ordered to put their hands up, produce identification document and be taken pictures by the police with their belongings.
“The PolyU Cook” surrounded by at least six officers, was ordered to put his hand continuously for more than 15 minutes. While searching the Cook, the police officer said, “you are in great trouble.”. A passerby intended to walk forward to see if the Cook is okay but was promptly pushed back, to whom the Cook replied “I am fine!”.
Source: Benyuen, First Hand
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
0158 | Soy Street, #MongKok
All citizens at the scene were ordered to put their hands up, produce identification document and be taken pictures by the police with their belongings.
“The PolyU Cook” surrounded by at least six officers, was ordered to put his hand continuously for more than 15 minutes. While searching the Cook, the police officer said, “you are in great trouble.”. A passerby intended to walk forward to see if the Cook is okay but was promptly pushed back, to whom the Cook replied “I am fine!”.
Source: Benyuen, First Hand
#Oppression #YellowEconomyCircle #Dec4
#Court #CoronerInquest #AlexChow
Coroner Unearthes Evidence Missed Out by the Police, Casting Doubt on the Arrival and Departure Time of the Ambulance
In November 2019, 22-year-old #HKUST student Alex Chow Tsz-lok fell from the parking lot of Sheung Tak Estate during protests in Tseung Kwan O. He died four days later due to critical brain damage.
The death inquiries have stepped into the 15th day on December 4, 2020. The footage from the ground CCTV No.2 of Kwong Ming Court in Kwong Sun House played by the Court showed a black shadow descending from the parking lot at 12:51:37 in the morning.
Coroner Ko Wai-hung said the black shadow appeared to be Chow, but there was a time difference in the footage. Ko then ordered the police to search for evidence in nearby housing estates and buildings and called on the management property and the owners' corporation to offer assistance as much as possible.
Chow's mother cried bitterly after watching the clip. The video has existed for a long time, and it has been reviewed by the police before.
Coroner Ko said that there was another video showing the arrival and departure time of the ambulance A344 which took Chow to the hospital, and the time was not consistent with the testimony given by the ambulanceman.
Therefore, Ko has listed Fire Services Department as an interested party and has written to the director of Fire Services.
Ko said in order to adjust the time difference in the clip, and to allow police to investigate further, the proceedings would be adjourned to next Tuesday.
Ko also warned before showing the clip, "the content of the clip will be disturbing, family members and the jury must be psychologically prepared."
The police said earlier that the surveillance camera footage of Kwong Ming Court could not capture the parking lot situation, but Ko looked through the clips again for caution and found there were "crucial clips" that would influence the testimonies of the expert witnesses.
He added, "I could only tell the parents of Tze-lok that the video is very important." In order to ensure the investigation was sufficient and complete, he revisited the evidence during the lunch break yesterday, "only by doing this I can be reassured and carry on the proceedings".
However, the police detective Wei Koon-kit who was responsible for reviewing the security footage testified earlier he had obtained and watched all CCTV clips outside Kwong Ming Court.
The lawyer representing the family asked, "is there any footage that captured what was happening outside the parking lot?", Wei answered no, and said, "we would also like to have these footages for investigating this case, but the problem is the focus of the camera cannot capture the parking lot!"
Source: InMedia #Dec4
https://bit.ly/3lyhEZy
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Recap from Day 10:
Chief Ambulanceman: Ambulance Was Obstructed Twice and Spent 20 Minutes to Arrive
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27143
Coroner Unearthes Evidence Missed Out by the Police, Casting Doubt on the Arrival and Departure Time of the Ambulance
In November 2019, 22-year-old #HKUST student Alex Chow Tsz-lok fell from the parking lot of Sheung Tak Estate during protests in Tseung Kwan O. He died four days later due to critical brain damage.
The death inquiries have stepped into the 15th day on December 4, 2020. The footage from the ground CCTV No.2 of Kwong Ming Court in Kwong Sun House played by the Court showed a black shadow descending from the parking lot at 12:51:37 in the morning.
Coroner Ko Wai-hung said the black shadow appeared to be Chow, but there was a time difference in the footage. Ko then ordered the police to search for evidence in nearby housing estates and buildings and called on the management property and the owners' corporation to offer assistance as much as possible.
Chow's mother cried bitterly after watching the clip. The video has existed for a long time, and it has been reviewed by the police before.
Coroner Ko said that there was another video showing the arrival and departure time of the ambulance A344 which took Chow to the hospital, and the time was not consistent with the testimony given by the ambulanceman.
Therefore, Ko has listed Fire Services Department as an interested party and has written to the director of Fire Services.
Ko said in order to adjust the time difference in the clip, and to allow police to investigate further, the proceedings would be adjourned to next Tuesday.
Ko also warned before showing the clip, "the content of the clip will be disturbing, family members and the jury must be psychologically prepared."
The police said earlier that the surveillance camera footage of Kwong Ming Court could not capture the parking lot situation, but Ko looked through the clips again for caution and found there were "crucial clips" that would influence the testimonies of the expert witnesses.
He added, "I could only tell the parents of Tze-lok that the video is very important." In order to ensure the investigation was sufficient and complete, he revisited the evidence during the lunch break yesterday, "only by doing this I can be reassured and carry on the proceedings".
However, the police detective Wei Koon-kit who was responsible for reviewing the security footage testified earlier he had obtained and watched all CCTV clips outside Kwong Ming Court.
The lawyer representing the family asked, "is there any footage that captured what was happening outside the parking lot?", Wei answered no, and said, "we would also like to have these footages for investigating this case, but the problem is the focus of the camera cannot capture the parking lot!"
Source: InMedia #Dec4
https://bit.ly/3lyhEZy
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Recap from Day 10:
Chief Ambulanceman: Ambulance Was Obstructed Twice and Spent 20 Minutes to Arrive
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27143
#Court #FailedState
Coroner Inquest's Magistrate Condemns Schools, Police Officers and Government Officials Multiple Times for Lying and Not Fulfilling Their Duties
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
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Coroner Inquest's Magistrate Condemns Schools, Police Officers and Government Officials Multiple Times for Lying and Not Fulfilling Their Duties
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
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#Court #FailedState
Coroner Inquest's Magistrate Condemns Schools, Police Officers and Government Officials Multiple Times for Lying and Not Fulfilling Their Duties
Coroner inquests are supposes to be held with evidence provided by the police, and the officer responsible for inspecting the CCTV evidence for the death of Alex Chow Tsz-lok said in court that all CCTV cameras failed to capture the situation outside the parking lot of Sheung Tak Estate. The officer said that they have failed to find how Chow was injured.
However, magistrate Ko Wai-hung re-watched the surveillance camera footage during his lunch break on Dec 3, 2020 and said to have found “critical” details.
In the past few years, magistrate Ko has handled a number of high-profile coroner’s inquests, including the death of 15-year-old Chan Yin-lam, a rape suspect who hung himself from a LAN line at a police station, the death of an elementary school girl who fell from a school building, and the arson in Kwun Lung Lau.
Magistrate Ko Wai-hung condemns school officials, police officers and government officials multiple times for lying and for not doing their jobs.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201204/VUM4IOLAGVBP5C5SKV4LRSSKG4/
#SurveillanceCamera #Evidence #AsiasFinest #Lies
Coroner Inquest's Magistrate Condemns Schools, Police Officers and Government Officials Multiple Times for Lying and Not Fulfilling Their Duties
Coroner inquests are supposes to be held with evidence provided by the police, and the officer responsible for inspecting the CCTV evidence for the death of Alex Chow Tsz-lok said in court that all CCTV cameras failed to capture the situation outside the parking lot of Sheung Tak Estate. The officer said that they have failed to find how Chow was injured.
However, magistrate Ko Wai-hung re-watched the surveillance camera footage during his lunch break on Dec 3, 2020 and said to have found “critical” details.
In the past few years, magistrate Ko has handled a number of high-profile coroner’s inquests, including the death of 15-year-old Chan Yin-lam, a rape suspect who hung himself from a LAN line at a police station, the death of an elementary school girl who fell from a school building, and the arson in Kwun Lung Lau.
Magistrate Ko Wai-hung condemns school officials, police officers and government officials multiple times for lying and for not doing their jobs.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201204/VUM4IOLAGVBP5C5SKV4LRSSKG4/
#SurveillanceCamera #Evidence #AsiasFinest #Lies
#FirstHand #Dec5
Operators of Pro-democracy Restaurant Arrested for Possessing "Prohibited Weapons" that Do Not Belong to them
On December 5, 2020, Mr Shum and Mr Wong, two operators of the pro-democracy restaurant "Jie Gange" told reporters about the police raid in a press event.
According to them, a large group of around 20 police officers forcefully entered into the restaurant at around 21:30 on December 4, 2020, citing the enforcement of social distancing rule as a reason.
The officers checked the number of patrons in the restaurant and took measurement of the distance between tables. They said that there was no offence being found.
Moments later, police officers walked to the rooftop area and found ten some backpacks. The operators explained that these backpacks do not belong to the restaurant and they don’t know whose properties they are.
In these backpacks, police officers found retractable baton, among other things like hamlets, gas masks, press ID, and reflective vests. The Police later arrested two operators on the scene, charging them with two offences, “possession of prohibited weapons” and “possession of tools for illegal use”.
They were taken to the police station for inquiry and released in 6 am on bail for HK$3,000.
#Oppression #PoliticalPersecution #PoliceState #YellowEconomyCircle
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27096
Police Arrests 2 Civilians from a Pro-democracy Restaurant and Another Civilian Wearing the “Liberate Hong Kong" Flag
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27132
Operators of Pro-democracy Restaurant Arrested for Possessing "Prohibited Weapons" that Do Not Belong to them
On December 5, 2020, Mr Shum and Mr Wong, two operators of the pro-democracy restaurant "Jie Gange" told reporters about the police raid in a press event.
According to them, a large group of around 20 police officers forcefully entered into the restaurant at around 21:30 on December 4, 2020, citing the enforcement of social distancing rule as a reason.
The officers checked the number of patrons in the restaurant and took measurement of the distance between tables. They said that there was no offence being found.
Moments later, police officers walked to the rooftop area and found ten some backpacks. The operators explained that these backpacks do not belong to the restaurant and they don’t know whose properties they are.
In these backpacks, police officers found retractable baton, among other things like hamlets, gas masks, press ID, and reflective vests. The Police later arrested two operators on the scene, charging them with two offences, “possession of prohibited weapons” and “possession of tools for illegal use”.
They were taken to the police station for inquiry and released in 6 am on bail for HK$3,000.
#Oppression #PoliticalPersecution #PoliceState #YellowEconomyCircle
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Related News:
Unreasonably long police cordon line formed to stop public access to a pro-democracy restaurant
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27096
Police Arrests 2 Civilians from a Pro-democracy Restaurant and Another Civilian Wearing the “Liberate Hong Kong" Flag
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27132
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Unreasonably long police cordon line formed to stop public access to a pro-democracy restaurant
On a tranquil street in Mong Kok at Friday night, at least four police vehicles were sighted outside…
10:38 | Portland Street, #MongKok
Unreasonably long police cordon line formed to stop public access to a pro-democracy restaurant
On a tranquil street in Mong Kok at Friday night, at least four police vehicles were sighted outside…
#Censorship #Freespeech
#University in HK to Tighten Control of the Opinion Expression: Posts on #DemocracyWall Requires Real Name and Restricts Content
In the universities in Hong Kong, the "Democracy Wall", a free posting notice board on campus, has been a symbol of free speech.
After the forceful enactment of National Security Law (#NSL) in Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) has pressured the Students Union for several times about the setting up of the pro-democracy #LennonWall.
Recently, the Student Union committee members received an email from the Staff-Student Central Management Committee about an online meeting to be held on Dec 8, 2020, which will discuss "new rules" for the Democracy Wall. The new rules proposed by the university include real-name posting and content which cannot "go against the facts".
The students union acting president Au Cheuk-hei said that the university intended to tighten the freedom of speech inside the campus.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
#University in HK to Tighten Control of the Opinion Expression: Posts on #DemocracyWall Requires Real Name and Restricts Content
In the universities in Hong Kong, the "Democracy Wall", a free posting notice board on campus, has been a symbol of free speech.
After the forceful enactment of National Security Law (#NSL) in Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) has pressured the Students Union for several times about the setting up of the pro-democracy #LennonWall.
Recently, the Student Union committee members received an email from the Staff-Student Central Management Committee about an online meeting to be held on Dec 8, 2020, which will discuss "new rules" for the Democracy Wall. The new rules proposed by the university include real-name posting and content which cannot "go against the facts".
The students union acting president Au Cheuk-hei said that the university intended to tighten the freedom of speech inside the campus.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
#Chinazi #Genocide #ConcentrationCamp
Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
Sayragul Sautbay, who was detained in a re-education camp in China’s westernmost region of Xinjiang, still suffers from nightmares and flashbacks from the “humiliation and violence” she endured.
"Every Friday, we were forced to eat pork meat,” Sautbay said. “They have intentionally chosen a day that is holy for the Muslims. And if you reject it, you would get a harsh punishment.”
She added that the policy was designed to inflict shame and guilt on the Muslim detainees and that it was “difficult to explain in words” the emotions she had every time she ate the meat.
Read full article
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/4/holduighurs-forced-to-eat-pork-as-hog-farming-in-xinjiang-expands
Source: Aljazeera #Dec4
#Muslim #Halal #Pig
Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
Sayragul Sautbay, who was detained in a re-education camp in China’s westernmost region of Xinjiang, still suffers from nightmares and flashbacks from the “humiliation and violence” she endured.
"Every Friday, we were forced to eat pork meat,” Sautbay said. “They have intentionally chosen a day that is holy for the Muslims. And if you reject it, you would get a harsh punishment.”
She added that the policy was designed to inflict shame and guilt on the Muslim detainees and that it was “difficult to explain in words” the emotions she had every time she ate the meat.
Read full article
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/4/holduighurs-forced-to-eat-pork-as-hog-farming-in-xinjiang-expands
Source: Aljazeera #Dec4
#Muslim #Halal #Pig
#Court #LegalTerrorism
Barrister Worries National Security Law’s Imprisonment Before conviction: ‘To be released on bail is basic human rights’
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
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Barrister Worries National Security Law’s Imprisonment Before conviction: ‘To be released on bail is basic human rights’
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
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#Court #LegalTerrorism
Barrister Worries National Security Law’s Imprisonment Before conviction: ‘To be released on bail is basic human rights’
The Hong Kong judicial system has been adhering to the principle of presumption of innocence, in which a defendant is innocent before conviction and should not be imprisoned unless there is sufficient reason to do so.
However, Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, who was charged by the police for fraud, as well as several defendants in cases related to the National Security Law were all denied bail by appointed judges and are imprisoned without trial.
A barrister worried that if the defendants whom the prosecution alleges are involved in a national security case will be denied bail, citizens will question whether the court has been reduced to merely symbolic.
Human rights organizations have also been heavily criticizing that these imprisonment before conviction are a serious violation of human rights.
The National Security appointed judge, Chief Magistrate Victor So denied Jimmy Lai’s application for bail. Lai will be remanded in custody until April 2021, which means he will be imprisoned for at least 4 months.
The senior officers of Next Digital, Chow Tat Kuen and Wong Wai Keung who were also charged with fraud were granted bail.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201204/B34MREBSERBMDJE7FMX42JAAWM/
#NationalSecurityLaw #FreeJimmy #JimmyLai #Judge #Injustice #Bail
Barrister Worries National Security Law’s Imprisonment Before conviction: ‘To be released on bail is basic human rights’
The Hong Kong judicial system has been adhering to the principle of presumption of innocence, in which a defendant is innocent before conviction and should not be imprisoned unless there is sufficient reason to do so.
However, Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, who was charged by the police for fraud, as well as several defendants in cases related to the National Security Law were all denied bail by appointed judges and are imprisoned without trial.
A barrister worried that if the defendants whom the prosecution alleges are involved in a national security case will be denied bail, citizens will question whether the court has been reduced to merely symbolic.
Human rights organizations have also been heavily criticizing that these imprisonment before conviction are a serious violation of human rights.
The National Security appointed judge, Chief Magistrate Victor So denied Jimmy Lai’s application for bail. Lai will be remanded in custody until April 2021, which means he will be imprisoned for at least 4 months.
The senior officers of Next Digital, Chow Tat Kuen and Wong Wai Keung who were also charged with fraud were granted bail.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec4
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201204/B34MREBSERBMDJE7FMX42JAAWM/
#NationalSecurityLaw #FreeJimmy #JimmyLai #Judge #Injustice #Bail
#Action
#Survey to assess demand for setting up a Hong Kong Government in exile
A political campaign group #AtlasMovement initiated a survey to gauge the demand for setting up a Hong Kong Government in exile.
“We have been thinking of setting up a Democratic Government in Exile to represent Hong Kongers and their interest in front of the international community, and to provide certain key state services,” the group wrote on its website and initiated a survey.
The group explained that the imposition of the #NationalSecurityLaw in June 2020 has led to a significant backslide and deterioration of democracy, rule of law and the guarantee of civil and political rights in Hong Kong.
It called the legislative elections in Hong Kong in December 2021 “a sham”, in which Hong Kongers can no longer express their voice or votes inside the city, and have no representation outside.
The survey aimed to assess demand for a Democratic Government in Exile; its representation; its function; how leaders could be elected and sources of funding.
The survey:
https://www.atlasmovement.org/governmentinexile
Source: Citizen News #Dec4
https://bit.ly/33R9Z5z
#Hongkongers #Exile #LegCoElection #GovernmentinExile
#Survey to assess demand for setting up a Hong Kong Government in exile
A political campaign group #AtlasMovement initiated a survey to gauge the demand for setting up a Hong Kong Government in exile.
“We have been thinking of setting up a Democratic Government in Exile to represent Hong Kongers and their interest in front of the international community, and to provide certain key state services,” the group wrote on its website and initiated a survey.
The group explained that the imposition of the #NationalSecurityLaw in June 2020 has led to a significant backslide and deterioration of democracy, rule of law and the guarantee of civil and political rights in Hong Kong.
It called the legislative elections in Hong Kong in December 2021 “a sham”, in which Hong Kongers can no longer express their voice or votes inside the city, and have no representation outside.
The survey aimed to assess demand for a Democratic Government in Exile; its representation; its function; how leaders could be elected and sources of funding.
The survey:
https://www.atlasmovement.org/governmentinexile
Source: Citizen News #Dec4
https://bit.ly/33R9Z5z
#Hongkongers #Exile #LegCoElection #GovernmentinExile
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Survey | Hong Kong Government in Exile?
Hong Kong Government in Exile Campaign Survey