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Tang Linling, a woman from mainland China who is suspected of taking photos in the Hong Kong High Court courtroom, made witty remarks in her defense or cross-examination of witnesses for several days, but the judge couldn't help frowning and asked her: Are you mentally ill?She smiled and replied: No, absolutely not!
Tang Linling, who once said that she had a conversation with Jesus about the incident, chose to take an oath in the form of Christianity before defending herself yesterday.Tang Linling, 35, is a Chinese citizen who obtained a Hong Kong identity card in 2015.
She claimed to have graduated from the University of Sydney in 2012 with a master's degree in finance and a bachelor's degree in accounting.After graduation, he worked in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He used to be the vice president of the investment department of China Railway Construction. Due to work needs, he often shuttled between Hangzhou, Beijing and Hong Kong. He did not stay in one place for a long time. His hometown is Shaoxing.
However, a spokesman for China Railway Construction said earlier that there is no such employee, and China Railway Construction does not have an investment department.Therefore, Tang Linling's working background is Rashomon.
When asked about personal income, Tang initially asked for confidentiality for privacy reasons, but later said that he was paid on a project basis and his income was unstable.She also revealed that she passed the mainland judicial examination last year and scored 395 points, but did not obtain any legal qualifications outside the mainland.
She said that the reason for listening to the trial of the Zhanwang case on the day of the incident was because the case was high-profile and had a great impact on the public.She also said that when major cases are tried in mainland courts, spectators can take pictures, which is also a major manifestation of justice under the sun.
She suggested that for major riots and public-related cases, the Hong Kong courts should conduct real-time and simultaneous video trials.She believes that the Hong Kong courts lack transparency, extremely distort the facts, and allow people with illegal intentions the opportunity to incite emotions, which has a negative impact on society.
She understands that the mainland and Hong Kong judicial systems are different, but hopes to learn how Hong Kong handles cases related to the public through the riot case.She emphasized that she is also a citizen, and doing so will help her personal study in the future.
Regarding the turmoil and negative impact caused by the photo-taking incident in Hong Kong, Tang admitted that he was sorry for this, but emphasized that he has never disrespected the court or judges.As for the process of taking pictures, she has almost forgotten, and she doesn't know the specific details.
Tang Linling also said that the case had a great negative impact on her, especially the media's inappropriate and incorrect reports on her, which affected her work and life.
In fact, Tang Linling's suspicion of taking photos in a Hong Kong court is not a single incident. Therefore, some Hong Kong media described it as a recent in-depth tour of mainlanders in Hong Kong.However, Cong Tang's response and actions reflect that she has little knowledge of Hong Kong's judicial system.
For example, when a judge asked her if she needed legal aid, she refused domineeringly, saying that the Legal Aid Department was not qualified and would rather represent herself.In addition, she was wanted for refusing to post bail, and was remanded in a detention center after being arrested. Hong Kong people would not do such an in-depth tour.
