#Crackdown
IPAC : It is absurd that mere applause during a court case can be construed as a seditious act
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (#IPAC) condemns the arrest of 6 individuals on suspicion of seditious intention to incite hatred, contempt or rebellion against the administration of justice in Hong Kong after applauding during the trial of Chow Hang-tungās June Fourth memorial incitement case in early 2022.
The individuals arrested include the vice-chairman of the now disbanded Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU), Leo Tang, and citizen journalist Siew Yun-Long (Siu Wan).
The sedition charges were made under Sections 9 and 10 of the Crimes Ordinance ā colonial era laws that have been criticised by the UN Human Rights Committee and frequently used by the Hong Kong authorities to crack down on legitimate protest.
The other individuals arrested were citizen observers at the courts who frequently witness political cases.
"Not only are these charges wrong and to be condemned, but they also demonstrate how far the rule of law has deteriorated in Hong Kong," IPAC said in its statement.
IPAC also calls on governments to hold the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to account for these abuses and appeals for all overseas judges to withdraw from serving on Hong Kongās Court of Final Appeal in this further undermining of the independence and integrity of Hong Kongās legal system.
Read IAPC statement :
https://ipac.global/statement-on-the-arrest-of-journalists-trade-unionists-and-other-citizen-court-obervers-in-hong-kong/
#NationalSecurityLaw #CCP #June4 #ChowHangTung
Source: The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China; #Apr6
Image source: RFA; #Apr8
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32529
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IPAC : It is absurd that mere applause during a court case can be construed as a seditious act
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (#IPAC) condemns the arrest of 6 individuals on suspicion of seditious intention to incite hatred, contempt or rebellion against the administration of justice in Hong Kong after applauding during the trial of Chow Hang-tungās June Fourth memorial incitement case in early 2022.
The individuals arrested include the vice-chairman of the now disbanded Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU), Leo Tang, and citizen journalist Siew Yun-Long (Siu Wan).
The sedition charges were made under Sections 9 and 10 of the Crimes Ordinance ā colonial era laws that have been criticised by the UN Human Rights Committee and frequently used by the Hong Kong authorities to crack down on legitimate protest.
The other individuals arrested were citizen observers at the courts who frequently witness political cases.
"Not only are these charges wrong and to be condemned, but they also demonstrate how far the rule of law has deteriorated in Hong Kong," IPAC said in its statement.
IPAC also calls on governments to hold the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to account for these abuses and appeals for all overseas judges to withdraw from serving on Hong Kongās Court of Final Appeal in this further undermining of the independence and integrity of Hong Kongās legal system.
Read IAPC statement :
https://ipac.global/statement-on-the-arrest-of-journalists-trade-unionists-and-other-citizen-court-obervers-in-hong-kong/
#NationalSecurityLaw #CCP #June4 #ChowHangTung
Source: The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China; #Apr6
Image source: RFA; #Apr8
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Related article:
Hong Kong #NationalSecurityPolice arrest 6 under sedition law over ācausing nuisanceā during court hearings
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32529
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Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
Statement on the arrest of journalists, trade unionists and other citizen court obervers in Hong Kong - Inter-Parliamentary Allianceā¦
STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF JOURNALISTS, TRADE UNIONISTS AND OTHER CITIZEN COURT OBSERVERS IN HONG KONG The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China condemns the arrest of six individuals on suspicion of seditious intention to incite hatred, contempt or rebellionā¦
Standing Committee Members Imprisoned: The Dilemma of Hong Kong Alliance and the Beginning of the June 4th Debate
By Translated by BeWater HK on May 9, 2022 ā¢ 16 May 2022
On September 10, 2021 at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts Division 2, after the court clerk read out the charges, Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, who stood in the defendant's column, responded with a sonorous voice: "Understood, this is a ridiculous charge." Applause from the public gallery filled the court room.
Source: The Stand News #Sep24
#HKASPDMC #HongKongAlliance #NSL #NationalSecurityLaw
#June4 #TiananmenMassacre #DemocracyMovement
#SzetoWah #ChowHangTung #TonyeeChow #TsangKinShing #LeeCheukYan #AlbertHo
Full Storyļ¼
https://telegra.ph/Standing-Committee-Members-Imprisoned-The-Dilemma-of-Hong-Kong-Alliance-and-the-Beginning-of-the-June-4th-Debate-05-16
By Translated by BeWater HK on May 9, 2022 ā¢ 16 May 2022
On September 10, 2021 at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts Division 2, after the court clerk read out the charges, Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, who stood in the defendant's column, responded with a sonorous voice: "Understood, this is a ridiculous charge." Applause from the public gallery filled the court room.
Source: The Stand News #Sep24
#HKASPDMC #HongKongAlliance #NSL #NationalSecurityLaw
#June4 #TiananmenMassacre #DemocracyMovement
#SzetoWah #ChowHangTung #TonyeeChow #TsangKinShing #LeeCheukYan #AlbertHo
Full Storyļ¼
https://telegra.ph/Standing-Committee-Members-Imprisoned-The-Dilemma-of-Hong-Kong-Alliance-and-the-Beginning-of-the-June-4th-Debate-05-16
Hong Kong court quashes decision to enforce reporting ban on activistās national security case in landmark ruling
Reporting restrictions on proceedings regarding the transfer of criminal cases to the High Court must be lifted if the defendant makes such a request, a Hong Kong court has ruled. The landmark judgement, which could extend to cases prosecuted under the national security law, came after activist Chow Hang-tung challenged a magistrateās decision to retain reporting restrictions in a national security case.
In a ruling published on Tuesday, High Court Judge Alex Lee said that magistrates had no say in whether to lift reporting restrictions on committal proceedings if the accused had applied to do so.
Source: HKFP #Aug02
#ChowHangTung #Reporting #Restriction #NationalSecurity
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/02/hong-kong-court-quashes-decision-to-enforce-reporting-ban-on-activists-national-security-case-in-landmark-ruling/
Reporting restrictions on proceedings regarding the transfer of criminal cases to the High Court must be lifted if the defendant makes such a request, a Hong Kong court has ruled. The landmark judgement, which could extend to cases prosecuted under the national security law, came after activist Chow Hang-tung challenged a magistrateās decision to retain reporting restrictions in a national security case.
In a ruling published on Tuesday, High Court Judge Alex Lee said that magistrates had no say in whether to lift reporting restrictions on committal proceedings if the accused had applied to do so.
Source: HKFP #Aug02
#ChowHangTung #Reporting #Restriction #NationalSecurity
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/02/hong-kong-court-quashes-decision-to-enforce-reporting-ban-on-activists-national-security-case-in-landmark-ruling/
#Court
Hong Kong court quashes decision to enforce reporting ban on activistās national security case in landmark ruling
//Reporting restrictions on proceedings regarding the transfer of criminal cases to the High Court must be lifted if the defendant makes such a request, a Hong Kong court has ruled.
The landmark judgement, which could extend to cases prosecuted under the national security law, came after activist #ChowHangTung challenged a magistrateās decision to retain reporting restrictions in a national security case.
In a ruling published on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, High Court Judge Alex Lee said that magistrates had no say in whether to lift reporting restrictions on committal proceedings if the accused had applied to do so.
Chow, along with the Alliance, and the groupās former leaders #LeeCheukYan and #AlbertHo, were charged under the Beijing-imposed #NationalSecurityLaw over alleged incitement to subversion.
The Alliance, before it was disbanded in September last year, organised Hong Kongās annual candlelight vigils commemorating victims of the #TiananmenCrackdown, where it is estimated that hundreds, perhaps thousands, died when the Peopleās Liberation Army cracked down on protesters in #Beijing on June 4, 1989.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/02/hong-kong-court-quashes-decision-to-enforce-reporting-ban-on-activists-national-security-case-in-landmark-ruling/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Aug2
#Alliance #PoliceState #Censorship #JudicialReview #NSL
Hong Kong court quashes decision to enforce reporting ban on activistās national security case in landmark ruling
//Reporting restrictions on proceedings regarding the transfer of criminal cases to the High Court must be lifted if the defendant makes such a request, a Hong Kong court has ruled.
The landmark judgement, which could extend to cases prosecuted under the national security law, came after activist #ChowHangTung challenged a magistrateās decision to retain reporting restrictions in a national security case.
In a ruling published on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, High Court Judge Alex Lee said that magistrates had no say in whether to lift reporting restrictions on committal proceedings if the accused had applied to do so.
Chow, along with the Alliance, and the groupās former leaders #LeeCheukYan and #AlbertHo, were charged under the Beijing-imposed #NationalSecurityLaw over alleged incitement to subversion.
The Alliance, before it was disbanded in September last year, organised Hong Kongās annual candlelight vigils commemorating victims of the #TiananmenCrackdown, where it is estimated that hundreds, perhaps thousands, died when the Peopleās Liberation Army cracked down on protesters in #Beijing on June 4, 1989.//
Read the full article:
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/02/hong-kong-court-quashes-decision-to-enforce-reporting-ban-on-activists-national-security-case-in-landmark-ruling/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Aug2
#Alliance #PoliceState #Censorship #JudicialReview #NSL
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong court quashes decision to enforce reporting ban on activistās national security case in landmark ruling
Reporting restrictions on proceedings regarding the transfer of criminal cases to the High Court must be lifted if the defendant makes such a request, a Hong Kong court has ruled. The landmark judgā¦
A jailed Hong Kong lawyer defies Beijingās campaign to subjugate the city
It was just after sunrise when the police came for Chow Hang-tung.
The table in the room where she was working was strewn with documents as she prepared a bail application for a fellow pro-democracy activist. The 37-year-old barrister had pulled an all-nighter in her Hong Kong chambers on the 34th floor of the Bank of America Tower, where she liked to fuel herself with Japanese instant noodles and cups of instant coffee.
Suddenly, there was a loud rattling at the chambersā glass doors. Chow tapped the Facebook app on her phone and began live-streaming. Someone kept ringing the doorbell and trying to input a security code. āIt looks like theyāve really decided to take action today,ā she said with a short laugh.
Sourceļ¼Reuters #Nov10
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-hongkong
#ChowHangTung #NSL #Lawyer
It was just after sunrise when the police came for Chow Hang-tung.
The table in the room where she was working was strewn with documents as she prepared a bail application for a fellow pro-democracy activist. The 37-year-old barrister had pulled an all-nighter in her Hong Kong chambers on the 34th floor of the Bank of America Tower, where she liked to fuel herself with Japanese instant noodles and cups of instant coffee.
Suddenly, there was a loud rattling at the chambersā glass doors. Chow tapped the Facebook app on her phone and began live-streaming. Someone kept ringing the doorbell and trying to input a security code. āIt looks like theyāve really decided to take action today,ā she said with a short laugh.
Sourceļ¼Reuters #Nov10
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-hongkong
#ChowHangTung #NSL #Lawyer