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Hong Kong Government Appoints Designated Lawyers to At Least 8 National Security Defendants
In Hong Kong, at least eight defendants of National Security Law cases, who had successfully acquired legal aid, failed to nominate the same lawyer who was originally in charge of the case to continue representing them in ongoing court cases.
Instead, they were re-assigned to lawyers designated by the government's Legal Aid Department.
Responding to media inquiry, the Department revealed that, as of 22 November 2021, 29 cases involving National Security Law have been granted Legal Aid assistance. Among these cases, the Government appointed 20 lawyers and 19 barristers, including 2 senior legal counsels.
The Department cited the so-called "Legal Aid Improvement Measures" as a reason, but refused to reveal the date when the new measures would be fully implemented.
Nevertheless, the Department confirmed that the option to nominate lawyer has been removed from the Legal Aid application form. The government claimed that this is "in support of the preparatory works necessary for the Legal Aid Reform".
Source: Stand News; #Nov29
https://thestandnews.page.link/p6XfWgtHsVLDp6vW7
#Court #AppointedLawyer #Defence #LegalAidDepartment #FailedState #PoliticalOppression
Hong Kong Government Appoints Designated Lawyers to At Least 8 National Security Defendants
In Hong Kong, at least eight defendants of National Security Law cases, who had successfully acquired legal aid, failed to nominate the same lawyer who was originally in charge of the case to continue representing them in ongoing court cases.
Instead, they were re-assigned to lawyers designated by the government's Legal Aid Department.
Responding to media inquiry, the Department revealed that, as of 22 November 2021, 29 cases involving National Security Law have been granted Legal Aid assistance. Among these cases, the Government appointed 20 lawyers and 19 barristers, including 2 senior legal counsels.
The Department cited the so-called "Legal Aid Improvement Measures" as a reason, but refused to reveal the date when the new measures would be fully implemented.
Nevertheless, the Department confirmed that the option to nominate lawyer has been removed from the Legal Aid application form. The government claimed that this is "in support of the preparatory works necessary for the Legal Aid Reform".
Source: Stand News; #Nov29
https://thestandnews.page.link/p6XfWgtHsVLDp6vW7
#Court #AppointedLawyer #Defence #LegalAidDepartment #FailedState #PoliticalOppression
#Court #AntiELAB
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"
Part 1:
[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd. 44 people were arrested, 21 of them were charged for rioting. The Court extended the trial from November 13 to December 4, 2021.]
In Hong Kong, 20 civilians, including an 26-year old engineer who pleaded guilty earlier, were accused of the riot at the police-citizen conflict at #SheungWan on July 28, 2019.
On December 4, 2021, Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer, defended himself in court in Hong Kong over rioting charges in the 2019 AntiELAB Movement.
Kun pleaded guilty before the trial and was under detention since May when he revoked his bail.
In court, Kun thanked the magistrate for reminding him to find a legal representative in the previous trial, but he still hoped to defend himself.
Kun said that during the 2019 #AntiELABmovement, #July28 was nothing special originally, but because of the Police’s indulgence of the #July21 indiscriminate attack in #YuenLong, that night triggered the most anger from citizens, and resulted in much anger on the rally on July 28.
He used a quote from #MartinLutherKing, "Riot is a language of the unheard", saying that the #riot classification reflects the government’s negligence of the citizens' opinion.
As a result, he admitted to being part of the riot with no hesitation and indicated that the government should feel ashamed of their actions, not the citizens.
He said there were two #rallies with a million people on #Jun9 and #Jun16, 2019, demonstrating the vox populi. Although the peaceful demonstration gained international accreditation, the Hong Kong government still ignored the backlash and made the decision on their own.
He recalled a quote painted on the wall of the #LegCo chsmber on #Jul01, 2019, "It's you who taught me a peaceful rally can't change anything." It expresses the hopelessness, frustration and anger felt by #Hongkongers at the time.
As there had been magistrate that were unknowledgable concerning the protesters' demands, Kun said that the protesters only hoped for having a chance to participate in policy advocacy, which some regard as "returning the power to the people".
If the #HongKongLegCo does not gain authorisation of the people or does not have a peaceful system to resolve problems, it is suppression. #MaoZedong has said, "fight as there is suppression".
He also pointed out that the #ProvisionalLegislativeCouncil (#PLC) installed by the post-handover government in 1997 was not authorised by the citizens. The handpicked council revived the #PublicOrderOrdinance, which became the law behind the prosecution of many dissidents.
As a person bound by the law, he would like to ask, "do I have the responsibility to obey a contract that I disagree with to begin with?”
Continue with Part 2:
Source: Inmedia #Dec04
https://bit.ly/3ozeOIm
#Defence #PoliticalOppression
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"
Part 1:
[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd. 44 people were arrested, 21 of them were charged for rioting. The Court extended the trial from November 13 to December 4, 2021.]
In Hong Kong, 20 civilians, including an 26-year old engineer who pleaded guilty earlier, were accused of the riot at the police-citizen conflict at #SheungWan on July 28, 2019.
On December 4, 2021, Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer, defended himself in court in Hong Kong over rioting charges in the 2019 AntiELAB Movement.
Kun pleaded guilty before the trial and was under detention since May when he revoked his bail.
In court, Kun thanked the magistrate for reminding him to find a legal representative in the previous trial, but he still hoped to defend himself.
Kun said that during the 2019 #AntiELABmovement, #July28 was nothing special originally, but because of the Police’s indulgence of the #July21 indiscriminate attack in #YuenLong, that night triggered the most anger from citizens, and resulted in much anger on the rally on July 28.
He used a quote from #MartinLutherKing, "Riot is a language of the unheard", saying that the #riot classification reflects the government’s negligence of the citizens' opinion.
As a result, he admitted to being part of the riot with no hesitation and indicated that the government should feel ashamed of their actions, not the citizens.
He said there were two #rallies with a million people on #Jun9 and #Jun16, 2019, demonstrating the vox populi. Although the peaceful demonstration gained international accreditation, the Hong Kong government still ignored the backlash and made the decision on their own.
He recalled a quote painted on the wall of the #LegCo chsmber on #Jul01, 2019, "It's you who taught me a peaceful rally can't change anything." It expresses the hopelessness, frustration and anger felt by #Hongkongers at the time.
As there had been magistrate that were unknowledgable concerning the protesters' demands, Kun said that the protesters only hoped for having a chance to participate in policy advocacy, which some regard as "returning the power to the people".
If the #HongKongLegCo does not gain authorisation of the people or does not have a peaceful system to resolve problems, it is suppression. #MaoZedong has said, "fight as there is suppression".
He also pointed out that the #ProvisionalLegislativeCouncil (#PLC) installed by the post-handover government in 1997 was not authorised by the citizens. The handpicked council revived the #PublicOrderOrdinance, which became the law behind the prosecution of many dissidents.
As a person bound by the law, he would like to ask, "do I have the responsibility to obey a contract that I disagree with to begin with?”
Continue with Part 2:
Source: Inmedia #Dec04
https://bit.ly/3ozeOIm
#Defence #PoliticalOppression
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7.28上環衝突 工程師親自陳情：直認暴動而不諱 倘社會民主被告不會出現於庭上 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
【獨媒報導】前年7月28日的上環警民衝突中，44人被控暴動罪，其中一宗涉24人的案件，20人暴動、襲警和管有無線電通訊器具罪成，連同另一名開審前已認罪的26歲工程師，押後至今早（4日）於區域法院（取用西九龍法院）作求情。工程師早前解聘律師，今親自在被告欄內讀出陳情書，表示「暴動」的定性正正是政府漠視民意，因此他亦會「直認暴動而不諱」。他又指
#Court #AntiELAB
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court: We would not be in court if we have democracy
[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd. 44 people were arrested, 21 of them were charged for rioting. The Court extended the trial from November 13 to December 4, 2021.]
In Hong Kong, 20 civilians, including an 26-year old engineer who pleaded guilty earlier, were accused of the riot at the police-citizen conflict at #SheungWan on July 28, 2019.
On December 4, 2021, Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer, defended himself in court in Hong Kong over rioting charges in the 2019 AntiELAB Movement.
Read Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31827
Continue with Part 2:
In the courtroom, Kun pointed out that the magistrate may think he has a high possibility of reoffending, as he does not show regrets for what he has done. Kun pointed out that "whether it is a re-offence or another riot, it's not his choice but it is up to the government".
He also made reference to a movie, in which the emperor was worried about the number of the beggar's followers, so the emperor would like to dismiss them in order to have a “peaceful" governance. Nevertheless, the beggar told the emperor that no one would choose to be a beggar if the community was stable, and he was not the one to make a choice on whether the beggar community were to disband.
Kun recommended the government to "return the power to the citizens", listen to the citizens' demands, respect people's opinions and resolve the issues behind the riot. The government, however, "strangles the people's outcry with an iron fist", eliminating those who pointed out the problems in the society. Under the circumstances, how could citizens have peace?
He said that in the end, "Fellow defendants, including myself, would not appear in courts if it was a democratic society. Although I was rash on that day, I don't think there was anything wrong in the start. Perhaps, I feel sorry for my family and the people around me, but I have no regret, I am not going to plead, but I welcome a light sentence by the court. This self-defence letter is a small but real struggle in the reality that I live in.”
Source: Inmedia #Dec04
https://bit.ly/3ozeOIm
#PoliticalOppression #Defence
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court: We would not be in court if we have democracy
[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd. 44 people were arrested, 21 of them were charged for rioting. The Court extended the trial from November 13 to December 4, 2021.]
In Hong Kong, 20 civilians, including an 26-year old engineer who pleaded guilty earlier, were accused of the riot at the police-citizen conflict at #SheungWan on July 28, 2019.
On December 4, 2021, Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer, defended himself in court in Hong Kong over rioting charges in the 2019 AntiELAB Movement.
Read Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31827
Continue with Part 2:
In the courtroom, Kun pointed out that the magistrate may think he has a high possibility of reoffending, as he does not show regrets for what he has done. Kun pointed out that "whether it is a re-offence or another riot, it's not his choice but it is up to the government".
He also made reference to a movie, in which the emperor was worried about the number of the beggar's followers, so the emperor would like to dismiss them in order to have a “peaceful" governance. Nevertheless, the beggar told the emperor that no one would choose to be a beggar if the community was stable, and he was not the one to make a choice on whether the beggar community were to disband.
Kun recommended the government to "return the power to the citizens", listen to the citizens' demands, respect people's opinions and resolve the issues behind the riot. The government, however, "strangles the people's outcry with an iron fist", eliminating those who pointed out the problems in the society. Under the circumstances, how could citizens have peace?
He said that in the end, "Fellow defendants, including myself, would not appear in courts if it was a democratic society. Although I was rash on that day, I don't think there was anything wrong in the start. Perhaps, I feel sorry for my family and the people around me, but I have no regret, I am not going to plead, but I welcome a light sentence by the court. This self-defence letter is a small but real struggle in the reality that I live in.”
Source: Inmedia #Dec04
https://bit.ly/3ozeOIm
#PoliticalOppression #Defence
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Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"
Part 1:
[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd.…
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"
Part 1:
[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd.…