12 The family of the accused man is suspected to have been asked to plead guilty on behalf of and to “provide material”
Some of the families of the 12 Hong Kong residents detained in Shenzhen for 113 days said they had recently received phone calls or “family letters” from anonymous lawyers or their children, asking them to provide data on suspected crimes committed by the detained family members in Hong Kong, or even to confess the crimes on behalf of the detained children. James To, a former Democratic Party legislator who is himself a lawyer, said he could not rule out that the Chinese system intended to use the information for Hong Kong police investigation, but it should not be used directly for prosecution.
On August 23, 12 Hong Kong residents were arrested by the Coast Guard of Guangdong Province on suspicion of absconding to Taiwan. On August 27, they were handed over by the Yantian Public Security Bureau in Shenzhen to the same District Procuratorate for examination and prosecution. Their families held a press conference in Hong Kong on the afternoon of December 12 to reveal the deviant methods of the Chinese Communist Party authorities. Among them, the father of Lee Zi-yin, who is accused of rioting and assaulting police in Hong Kong, said that he had received his son’s second “letter from home” recently, asking his family to appoint a lawyer in Hong Kong to confess the crimes committed in Hong Kong. Mr Li questioned the allegations that his son had been detained by the Communist Party, which had nothing to do with Hong Kong affairs, and called the incident suspicious. Lee mother worries son is under torture to write, and, according to the received claim thegovernment-sent lawyer but declined to name send WeChat messages, asked her to send photos “family”, she has failed to comply with, but soon received thegovernment-sent lawyer calls, claimed that his son had confessed events in Hong Kong have made, and concerning his son with another arrested Huang Lin blessed relationship, to her as a great suspicion.
Huang’s mother asked tu Jinshen, who was assisting them, to relay the situation, saying that she had received a local phone call earlier. The other party spoke Mandarin, which Huang’s mother did not understand. After asking the other party to speak Cantonese, huang hung up the phone and did not call again.
In addition, the wife of Wong Wai-ran, who is alleged to have made explosives in Hong Kong, said that she had received two calls last week from lawyers claiming to be officials inquiring about her husband’s crimes in Hong Kong and his relationship with other arrested persons, and that she seemed to be “playing the field”. She added that the other party constantly stressed that the crime committed by her husband in the mainland was not serious, but reported that her husband told her to keep a low profile, suspecting that the other party was just trying to reassure her not to make a big deal through media.
Secondly, the family of Deng Qi Ran, suspected of complicity in arson, said they had received notification from the Bank of China to terminate Deng’s residence for commercial administrative reasons.
Mr To pointed out that the Chinese authorities’ practice was not in conformity with Hong Kong law, as Hong Kong lawyers would not follow instructions given without ascertaining the parties’ willingness and sobriety, and the courts would not deal with them; In addition, government lawyers should not contact their families directly. Instead, they should contact Hong Kong lawyers appointed by their families.
The Group reiterated that the family members would like to have their own lawyer and urged the authorities to inform them as soon as possible of the date of the trial for the smuggling offence, the availability of hearing and whether the trial will be held in public.
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