The Hong Kong court on Thursday (September 26) For the suspended democratic online media "position news" case, the former editor -in -chief Zhong Peiquan was imprisoned for 21 months, and the former editor -in -chief Lin Shaotong was reduced due to his health.Let him be released without having to be prison.
Comprehensive Hong Kong 01 and Ming Pao reported that Zhong Peiquan, Lin Shaotong, and the registered parent company of the news was accused of publishing or copying incitement publications through the media, and was ruled last month.
The defendant refers to the defendant from July 7, 2020 to December 29, 2021, and conspired in Hong Kong to publish and make or copy incitement with other people in Hong Kong.Or the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government may arouse a rebellion against it; aroused Hong Kong residents attempting to follow the legal way and prompted other matters formulated in Hong Kong in accordance with the law;Dissatisfaction or rebellion between residents of Hong Kong; incite others to use violence; or to persuade others to not abide by the law or obey legal orders.
The judge Guo Weijian, who was in charge of the sentence, did not agree that the defendant said that the defendant had fallen by mistake and emphasized that inciting crimes have been crimes since 1938. The law has already provided relevant guidelines.And questioning that position news is not "simple news work".
The defense said when he was seeking that Lin Shaotong's physical condition was not good, the renal function was only 30 %, and Lin Shaotong had been detained for 313 days after his arrest.Considering Lin Shaotong's condition, Guo Weijian once again entered the prison would endanger Lin Shaotong's life, and decided to sentence Lin Shaotong to the sentence that was released immediately.The registered parent company fined HK $ 5,000 (S $ 825).
