Lai Chi-ying‘s bail was denied again.
One Media Hong Kong founder Lai Chi-ying has been charged with fraud and “collusion with a foreign state or foreign power” under the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law. Unless there are new circumstances that can persuade the court to reconsider, Lai must be held until at least April 16, when his case in the West Kowloon Court and then brought to court. Pang also said that in order to protect the interests of the applicant, to maintain the reporting restrictions, that is, the media may not report the content of the bail application, only the results of the bail report.
The High Court hearing was held on Thursday, and Lai Chi-ying arrived at the court in a prison van in the morning. The judge refused to grant bail to the applicant, but the judge refused to grant bail to the applicant.
The judge rejected Lai Chi-ying’s bail application
The case was heard by Judge Pang Po-kam, a judge appointed by the National Security Law. Senior barristers Wong Kit Ming and Wong Pui Kei represented Lai Chi Ying; the Department of Justice was represented by Senior Assistant Crown Prosecutor Chow Tin Hang.
The judge said that after considering the arguments of both the prosecution and the defense, there was no sufficient reason to believe that the defendant would not continue to commit acts against national security after being released on bail and refused Lai Chi-ying’s application for bail, and Lai Chi-ying had to continue to return the scabbard.
On Feb. 18, 2021, a large number of media wait for Lai Chi-ying’s prison car to leave. (Photo by Liu Shaofeng)
The court, Pang Baoqin said received some media inquiries, asked about the legal restrictions on reporting the bail case, Pang Baoqin said to protect the interests of the applicant, and to ensure that future trials can be fair and impartial, decided not to relax the restrictions on media coverage of the content of bail, so the media can only report the results of bail.
The first Time the judiciary sent handbands to the public hearing in the courtroom without a public seat
This hearing in the courtroom is not reserved for the public, only for Family members and journalists inside, the general public was arranged in the court extension to observe.
Thursday morning at 8 a.m., a number of people lined up to enter the court, the court in the past will be distributed to the public to observe the paper chip number, Thursday, instead of handbands to identify the audience, not transferable, while others are not allowed to cut in line or queue on behalf of others.
Last week to the Court of Final Appeal overnight queue of Granny Wong, Thursday also held a yellow umbrella to the High Court in solidarity, she wore a hand band, dissatisfied with the failure to enter the chambers to observe, she once tried to enter the chambers, but was prevented by security personnel, and then outside the court shouted “Lai Sang, cheer! Hang in there!” She then shouted “Hang in there!” outside the courtroom.
On February 18, 2021, Ms. Wang went to the court with a yellow umbrella and a banner to show her support for Lai Chi-ying. (Photo by Liu Shaofeng)
Granny Wong said: “What time is the fund-raising, where do we wait, where do we line up, and what happens after we line up? Very arbitrary. Why does the judiciary have different arrangements for each court? There is no uniformity, like how to move the dragon gate as it is.
Cardinal Joseph ZEN, Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, Emily LAU, a former legislator of the Democratic Party, and CHIN Chi-kin, the convener of 2047 Hong Kong Monitor, were also present at the court. There were pro-Beijing demonstrations outside the court against Lai Chi-ying’s release on bail. A number of police officers were present and on guard.
Slogan: Severe punishment for traitor Lai Chi-ying! National security legislation to clear!
Two days before the hearing of the bail case in the High Court, the Hong Kong police arrested Lai Chi-ying again with the National Security Law
Comprehensive Hong Kong media reports, in the case on Thursday before the court hearing, the Hong Kong police National Security Division on Tuesday night (16) to “conspire to collude with foreign or foreign forces to endanger national security” and “conspiracy to assist criminals” again arrested Lai Chi-ying, said he allegedly assisted The defendant, Lai Chi-ying, was arrested again on charges of “conspiracy to endanger national security by colluding with a foreign power or a foreign power” and “conspiracy to assist a criminal”.
The defendant, Lai Chi-ying, was granted bail of $10 million in December last year by the High Court’s National Security Law Designated Judge Lee Yun-teng, during which he was required to abide by the requirement not to leave his residence, etc. The Department of Justice appealed, and the five National Security Law Designated Judges of the Court of Final Appeal unanimously ruled that the Department of Justice’s appeal was justified, revoking the bail decision, and Lai Chi-ying was required to continue to return to scabbard.
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