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Li Zhiying, founder of Next Media Group, who was “imprisoned before trial” by the authorities last week, was charged with “collaborating with foreign countries or forces to endanger national security” on the ninth day of his imprisonment. This has become the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law since it came into force. The first case was prosecuted for this crime. Leaders of the international community, including US Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo and the European Union, have expressed solemn concern. The case was opened at the West Kowloon Magistracy at 11:30 this morning (12/12). The judge ruled that the case was postponed until April 16 next year. Li Zhiying applied for bail but was rejected and must remain in custody. He walked into the detention room, nodded and smiled at the public gallery, tried to make a heart-shaped gesture with both hands, then raised his fist again. Many people in the public gallery yelled, “Come in Jimmy! Come in, boss!”
At 8 a.m., Li Zhiying dropped off Lai Chi Kok to pick up Tsun and was escorted by chains and waist locks. As a criminal, he was escorted by a prison car to West Kowloon Courthouse for questioning. Zhiying Lai arrived at court around 8:10. Mother-in-law Wang, who is often involved in the protest movement, Cardinal Chen Rijun, the Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, Lai Zhiying’s eldest son Li Jianen, Next Media CEO Zhang Jianhong, and the vice presidents of the Lin Zhuoting Democratic Party, He Junren, Liang Guoxiong waited to show support.
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The case was handled by one of the National Security Law judges appointed by Hong Kong Executive Director Carrie Lam, Chief Justice Su Huide. He was the magistrate who handled Li Zhiying’s fraudulent appeal and ultimately decided to take Li Zhiying into custody.
The hearing began at 11:30 in the morning. Li Zhiying appeared in court and seemed to be in a good mood. He looked out into the gallery and nodded to greet the crowd of family, friends and colleagues at court. He leaned his upper body forward on the defendant’s board and, after listening to the court interpreter read the details of the charge, expressed his understanding. The magistrate motioned for Li Ke to sit down to answer the question, and Li nodded and sat down.
Senior Deputy Prosecutor Zhou Tianxing requested to postpone the case until April 16 next year for further investigation by the police, including verification of the relevant Twitter accounts. There are more than a thousand messages and comments. Deng Leqin, the lead defense attorney representing Li Zhiying, noted that the deferral period was too long and suggested that the deferral should only be one month. Furthermore, the prosecution cited Article 42 (3) of the National Security Law and the case of Tang Yingjie, the first defendant under the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law, to oppose Li Zhiying’s bail. The court is now processing the corresponding application.
The charge is that the defendant Li Zhiying (73 years old) requested foreign or foreign institutions, organizations and personnel in Hong Kong to impose sanctions, blockades or other measures against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the People’s Republic of China during the period from July 1 to December 1 of this year. The hostilities violated article 29 (4) of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law.
Two senior executives, Lai Zhiying and Next Media, were charged with fraud earlier this month for violating the leasing conditions by renting land in the Tseung Kwan O industrial estate. Although the crime of fraud is not a charge under the Act National Security, the case is still being tried by Su Huide. After the trial, only Li was not released on bail and must be detained until April next year. Li will apply to the High Court for bail in the fraud case next Tuesday (15), but now he is suddenly charged with the National Security Law and has rushed to appear in court on Saturday, which will increase enormously the difficulty of your bail next Tuesday.
After the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law came into effect in late June, the Hong Kong government first sent more than 200 police officers to search the “Apple Daily” building in August, they arrested Li Zhiying and his two sons, as well as four One Media executives, and even pretended to be a fraud on the 3rd of this month. Li Zhiying was charged with the crime and ruled that he was not allowed to pay for the insurance. He was detained until April of next year. The disguised “pre-trial prison” unleashed offensives from all walks of life. Even the Secretary of State of the United States, Pompeo, publicly denounced the Hong Kong government for “political persecution”.
Before Li Zhiying’s appeal against the “prisoner before trial” ruling begins, the Hong Kong Police National Security Bureau yesterday accused Lebanon of violating Hong Kong’s version of the National Security Law and accused of the crime of “collaborating with countries or foreign forces to endanger national security.” The case opens today. The crime carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. The external condemnation of the increase in the Hong Kong government charges is purely political impeachment, in order to detain Li Zhiying indefinitely, and even use Hong Kong’s version of the National Security Law to freeze and confiscate the assets of Li, which hampered the operation of the Hong Kong Apple Daily and was no longer able to speak. (International Center / Full Report of Foreign Telegraphs)
Press time: 06:33
Update time: 12:40 (update text)
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