#FirstHand #Dec28
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.
#Save12HKYouths #BringThemBack #CCPCourt #HumanitarianCrisis
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.
#Save12HKYouths #BringThemBack #CCPCourt #HumanitarianCrisis
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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
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
#Save12HKYouths
Families of Two Jailed Pro-democracy Hong Kong Youths Visit Prison in China: "I Will Wait for You at the Border"
In December 2020, 10 pro-democracy Hongkongers, who were arrested by and detained in China since last August, were trialed in the Shenzhen Yantian District People’s Court in China.
The sentences for the 10 activists ranged from 7 months to 3 years of jail in China.
In Jan 2021, family members of two of the detainees, Li Tsz-yin and Kok Tse-lun, travelled to Shenzhen in China to visit them in jail.
On Jan 31, 2021, the Facebook page of the #Save12 concern group announced the safe return of Li's mother to Hong Kong.
Li's mother said, during the two meetings with her son, one virtual and one in person, Li "seemed happy and sounded positive".
Li shall be released on March 22, 2021. His mother told Li, “I will be waiting for you at the border”. Li replied “See you in Hong Kong then!”
Source: Stand News #Feb1
#PrisonVisit #CCPCourt #CCPRules
Families of Two Jailed Pro-democracy Hong Kong Youths Visit Prison in China: "I Will Wait for You at the Border"
In December 2020, 10 pro-democracy Hongkongers, who were arrested by and detained in China since last August, were trialed in the Shenzhen Yantian District People’s Court in China.
The sentences for the 10 activists ranged from 7 months to 3 years of jail in China.
In Jan 2021, family members of two of the detainees, Li Tsz-yin and Kok Tse-lun, travelled to Shenzhen in China to visit them in jail.
On Jan 31, 2021, the Facebook page of the #Save12 concern group announced the safe return of Li's mother to Hong Kong.
Li's mother said, during the two meetings with her son, one virtual and one in person, Li "seemed happy and sounded positive".
Li shall be released on March 22, 2021. His mother told Li, “I will be waiting for you at the border”. Li replied “See you in Hong Kong then!”
Source: Stand News #Feb1
#PrisonVisit #CCPCourt #CCPRules
#WhiteTerror #Regime #CCP
Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan Seen Looking Haggard After Hunger Strike in Chinese Prison
The photos of citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan's appearance in court have been released. Zhang is said to have been undergoing a hunger strike for six months, and is seen looking haggard and in a wheelchair when appearing before the court accompanied by two court police in China.
Wang Jianhong, a supporter of the #FreeZhangZhan movement, posted the photos on Twitter, which were taken back in 28 December 2020 when Zhang stood trial at Shanghai Pudong People's Court.
The tweet mentioned Zhang was bound and forced to face the court, stating that, "the wheelchair she was in had a wide belt binding her to the back of her wheelchair preventing movement. She was wearing handcuffs." The tweet also mentioned that Zhang's mother stated to the media that Zhang looked "haggard and thin to the bone" when looked from behind.
Zhang Zhan, who conducted a hunger strike and once rebuked a judge with "This is where we judge you for your sins, not mine", was convicted of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" after posting videos on quarantine measures and the medical situation in Wuhan, and sentenced to four years in prison.
Zhang's lawyer had reported seeing Zhang with a NG tube, while being bound around the wrists and waist.
Source: Stand News #Feb6
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Further Reading:
China Jails Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan, EU: She was Being Tortured, and Pompeo: the Case Reflects CCP Fears of Truthtellers
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27951
#ZhangZhan #CitizenJournalist #CCPCourt #Injustice #PoliticalPersecution #HungerStrike #ChinesePrison
Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan Seen Looking Haggard After Hunger Strike in Chinese Prison
The photos of citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan's appearance in court have been released. Zhang is said to have been undergoing a hunger strike for six months, and is seen looking haggard and in a wheelchair when appearing before the court accompanied by two court police in China.
Wang Jianhong, a supporter of the #FreeZhangZhan movement, posted the photos on Twitter, which were taken back in 28 December 2020 when Zhang stood trial at Shanghai Pudong People's Court.
The tweet mentioned Zhang was bound and forced to face the court, stating that, "the wheelchair she was in had a wide belt binding her to the back of her wheelchair preventing movement. She was wearing handcuffs." The tweet also mentioned that Zhang's mother stated to the media that Zhang looked "haggard and thin to the bone" when looked from behind.
Zhang Zhan, who conducted a hunger strike and once rebuked a judge with "This is where we judge you for your sins, not mine", was convicted of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" after posting videos on quarantine measures and the medical situation in Wuhan, and sentenced to four years in prison.
Zhang's lawyer had reported seeing Zhang with a NG tube, while being bound around the wrists and waist.
Source: Stand News #Feb6
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Further Reading:
China Jails Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan, EU: She was Being Tortured, and Pompeo: the Case Reflects CCP Fears of Truthtellers
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27951
#ZhangZhan #CitizenJournalist #CCPCourt #Injustice #PoliticalPersecution #HungerStrike #ChinesePrison