After a three -time delayed ruling, the former editor -in -chief of Hong Kong position, Zhong Peiquan, and former editor -in -chief Lin Shaotong, on Thursday (August 29), was ruled to be charged with incitement publications.The sentence was sentenced to September 26.
The parent company, the former chief editor Zhong Peiquan, and the former editor -in -chief Lin Shaotong were charged from July 7, 2020 to December 29, 2021.The publication, which has the intention of hate or despise the central or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, involves 17 articles.
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily Ming Daily and other reports, the Hong Kong court ruled that Zhong Peiquan, Lin Shaotong, and the position news parent company were all convicted. Among them, 11 of the 17 articles involved in the case were incited.
The ruling showed that the case was sentenced to sentence on September 26. During the period, Zhong Peiquan and Lin Shaotong could continue the bail.
Judge Guo Weijian opened the court that due to Lin Shaotong's physical discomfort, he could not go to court today.
The trial of this case spanned two years, which was the first time that the media had been charged with incitement after the return of Hong Kong.The case was first tried in December 2021 and the trial was opened in October 2022. After 56 days of interrogation in June 2023, both parties to the court completed the case in court.
The court originally scheduled to rire on the news case in October 2023, and then postponed to November.Later, the prosecutor and the defense controversial the crime of incitement needed to contain the elements of incite violence.
The position news is the news website of Hong Kong's pro -democratic school. Founded in December 2014.During the anti -repair of 2019, the position news followed the dynamic dynamics, and in the report, it highlighted the sympathy of the opponents, attracting many audiences who supported the people.The Hong Kong Police National Security Department arrested six senior or former senior personnel in December 2021. The position news then announced that it would stop operation and dismiss all employees.
