A online media reporter waved the Hong Kong British banner during the Chinese national anthem during the Tokyo Olympics and was charged with insulting the national anthem. After pleading guilty on Thursday (November 10), he was sentenced to three months.This is the first conviction case after the National Anthem Law took effect in Hong Kong.
Comprehensive Ming Dao Xingdao Daily reported that the case stated that Zhang Jialang, a Hong Kong sword striker Zhang Jialang won the men's flower sword gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last July.After the awards ceremony, when the Chinese national anthem was played, the defendant with blond hair waved a Hong Kong -English banner. At that time, some citizens made a boo and shouted "We are Hong Kong".Some citizens saw the defendant waved the banner to call the police.Some mall staff investigated to the defendant, and the defendant showed a reporter's certificate of "Free Man News" to prove his identity.
The case continues. According to the expert report of Liu Zhipeng, a professor at the Department of History, the banner of Hong Kong and Britain is the connection between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. It has been suspended since the return of Hong Kong in 1997.The behavior belongs to the intention to insult the national anthem.
The defense said that the defendant Liang Eunning (42 years old) suffered from autism and low IQ since he was a child, and studied in special schools.At the time of the incident, he relied on the disability allowance and concurrently served as a reporter. He has regretted it and understands that he needs to express his opinions with a legal approach.
But when the judge sentenced to sentence, considering the case of insulting the national flag, it was believed that the imprisonment period should not be less than four months.The conflict is that the risk of violence must be sentenced to imprisonment.
