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#Opinion: Tong Ying-Kit Case Puts "Liberate Hong Kong" Slogan on Trial, with a Predetermined Verdict
[Editor's note:
24-year-old Tong Ying-kit is the first person to be charged under the National Security Law in Hong Kong, for displaying a flag with the words "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" on his motorbike and driving towards police officers. The trial is now underway.
The following is an opinion article published by #SimonShen, a public intellectual specialized in international relations, on July 7, 2021.]
"On the surface, this is a case against the man #TongYingKit.
To the Hong Kong authorities, however, this case will effectively set the legal characterization for the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times".
This is exactly why the Department of Justice insisted not to allow a trial by jury. Instead, they turned it into a trial by "designated National Security judges", giving them the power to determine the definition of the slogan.
With such an arrangement, the outcome is a foregone conclusion to nearly every observer. No matter what kind of outrageous scenes would happen during the proceedings, when all is said and done, the slogan would become a legally banned phrase, having been deemed unlawful by the 'British-designed judiciary system'.
After all, what would be the alternative? If the courts determined that "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times" is not equivalent to "Hong Kong independence", then wouldn't it defeat the purpose of establishing the HKSAR National Security Law?
Thus, the authorities had first determined the desired verdict, then began rummaging through the records to dig up evidence that match their narrative.
This process is the exact opposite of the logical reasoning that the world is accustomed to; unfortunately, this is the norm in China. And this is has now become our times."
Source: Simon Shen facebook #Jul7
Read original article in full: patreon.com/posts/53365694
#NationalSecurityLaw #KangarooCourt #CrimeOfSpeech
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See also:
Prosecutors Deny Hongkongers' Right to Jury Trial; Judge Has Difficulties in Comprehending Law Written in English
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29698
#Opinion: National Security Law Turns Hong Kong Into a Launchpad for China's Legal Terrorism
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22449
#Opinion: Tong Ying-Kit Case Puts "Liberate Hong Kong" Slogan on Trial, with a Predetermined Verdict
[Editor's note:
24-year-old Tong Ying-kit is the first person to be charged under the National Security Law in Hong Kong, for displaying a flag with the words "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" on his motorbike and driving towards police officers. The trial is now underway.
The following is an opinion article published by #SimonShen, a public intellectual specialized in international relations, on July 7, 2021.]
"On the surface, this is a case against the man #TongYingKit.
To the Hong Kong authorities, however, this case will effectively set the legal characterization for the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times".
This is exactly why the Department of Justice insisted not to allow a trial by jury. Instead, they turned it into a trial by "designated National Security judges", giving them the power to determine the definition of the slogan.
With such an arrangement, the outcome is a foregone conclusion to nearly every observer. No matter what kind of outrageous scenes would happen during the proceedings, when all is said and done, the slogan would become a legally banned phrase, having been deemed unlawful by the 'British-designed judiciary system'.
After all, what would be the alternative? If the courts determined that "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times" is not equivalent to "Hong Kong independence", then wouldn't it defeat the purpose of establishing the HKSAR National Security Law?
Thus, the authorities had first determined the desired verdict, then began rummaging through the records to dig up evidence that match their narrative.
This process is the exact opposite of the logical reasoning that the world is accustomed to; unfortunately, this is the norm in China. And this is has now become our times."
Source: Simon Shen facebook #Jul7
Read original article in full: patreon.com/posts/53365694
#NationalSecurityLaw #KangarooCourt #CrimeOfSpeech
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See also:
Prosecutors Deny Hongkongers' Right to Jury Trial; Judge Has Difficulties in Comprehending Law Written in English
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29698
#Opinion: National Security Law Turns Hong Kong Into a Launchpad for China's Legal Terrorism
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22449
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