#PoliticalPersecution
#Court Refuses Bail and Detains HK's Pro-democracy Activist Charged with 'Sedition' Without Trial
Pro-democracy activist 'Fast Beat' Tam Tak-chi, vice-chairperson of People Power, will remain in custody for at least 2 months, as the court rejected his bail application on Sept 17, 2020.
Tam was arrested by the police on Sept 6, 2020 and charged with "sedition" for chanting familar protest slogans including "Five Demands Not One Less".
Legislator Ray Chan, chairperson of People Power, described it as a political persecution: The government and the police force are using their power and the law to jail Tam before a trial can take place, in order to intimidate the rest of the population. Chan cited former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Only thing we have to fear is fear itself". Chan said, "We are not afraid, we'll go on to express ourselves and do what Hongkongers deem right".
Erica Yuen Lai-ming, former chairperson of People Power, also supported Tam in court. She emphasized that Tam did nothing illegal and thst the authorities are oppressing those who are outspoken about their views. She questioned the supposed damage Tam had caused, to an extent where a bail was not granted.
Former legislator 'Long Hair' Leung Kwok-hung and district councilor Tsang Kin-shing also voiced their support for Tam on site.
Source: InMedia #Sept17
https://bit.ly/32zGfa6
#TamTakChi #RayChan #EricaYuen #PeoplePower
#FranklinRoosevelt
#PoliticalOppression #RulebyLaw #Sedition
#Court Refuses Bail and Detains HK's Pro-democracy Activist Charged with 'Sedition' Without Trial
Pro-democracy activist 'Fast Beat' Tam Tak-chi, vice-chairperson of People Power, will remain in custody for at least 2 months, as the court rejected his bail application on Sept 17, 2020.
Tam was arrested by the police on Sept 6, 2020 and charged with "sedition" for chanting familar protest slogans including "Five Demands Not One Less".
Legislator Ray Chan, chairperson of People Power, described it as a political persecution: The government and the police force are using their power and the law to jail Tam before a trial can take place, in order to intimidate the rest of the population. Chan cited former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Only thing we have to fear is fear itself". Chan said, "We are not afraid, we'll go on to express ourselves and do what Hongkongers deem right".
Erica Yuen Lai-ming, former chairperson of People Power, also supported Tam in court. She emphasized that Tam did nothing illegal and thst the authorities are oppressing those who are outspoken about their views. She questioned the supposed damage Tam had caused, to an extent where a bail was not granted.
Former legislator 'Long Hair' Leung Kwok-hung and district councilor Tsang Kin-shing also voiced their support for Tam on site.
Source: InMedia #Sept17
https://bit.ly/32zGfa6
#TamTakChi #RayChan #EricaYuen #PeoplePower
#FranklinRoosevelt
#PoliticalOppression #RulebyLaw #Sedition
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快必申保釋被拒 袁彌明到場一度潸然：打壓一個最願意發聲的人 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒特約報導）被控包括發表煽動文字多條罪行的人民力量成員譚得志（快必），今日向高等法院申請保釋被拒，需繼續還柙，11月17日再訊。前人民力量主席袁彌明亦有到場，她受訪時一度潸然，稱「政府只係打壓一個最願意發聲的人。」