Li Wenhao, a former member of Hong Kong, was suspected of inciting others to not vote during the district council election and was wanted by the clean government office.
Comprehensive Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency and Sing Tao Daily reported that female clerk Yang Shiying and former district councilor Li Wenhao were suspected of inciting others to vote and not vote on the Internet during the district council election.
The 2023 Hong Kong District Council election nomination period was launched on October 17 this year. According to the election regulations, the voting date from the December 10th was defined as the district parliamentary election.
The 51 -year -old Yang Shiying was suspected of reprinting a post on an online social platform page during the district council election, inciting others to be regarded as invalid.
Investigation of the ICAC found that the posts that Yang Shiying's reprinted was originally released by Li Wenhao, who was originally disqualified, released on the personal social media page during the election.Yang Shiying was suspected of adding text descriptions in the post, inciting others to fill in the name and ID number on the ticket, making the votes invalid.
In accordance with the established procedures, the Intellectual Administration was inquired with the legal opinion of the Law Department, and the case was sued Yang Shiying on Monday morning.The ICAC has applied to the court and was issued by the referee to want to leave Li Wenhao who had left Hong Kong.
Yang Shiying was charged with an illegal behavior of inciting another person to vote for an unsuccessful ticket during the election. She said in the court on Monday (December 11) in the court, "Reprinted ... ...I do n’t know that this is incitement. It ’s a little joking, and I really have no intention of inciting.” But the defendant did not represent a lawyer.
The director of the referee Xu Qiwei retracted the case until January 22 next year, and the defendant was inquiring about the legal opinion, and told her not to ignore the seriousness of the crime.The defendant was also allowed to be released on bail of HK $ 1,000 (S $ 171).
The 29 -year -old Li Wenhao faced the crime of inciting the illegal behavior of inciting another person during the election.During his suspicion of this year's district council election, he displayed a post that incited others not to vote in the election during the personal social media page.
The election regulations have out -of -territorial jurisdictions and are suitable for all acts related to elections, regardless of the behavior in Hong Kong or elsewhere elsewhere.Publicly incite others not to vote or vote for no votes to violate Article 27A of the Election Regulations. Once convicted, it can be sentenced to three years in prison for three years.
