Former Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk Ting, who is being remanded in custody, announced on Wednesday (5) that he would terminate his civil suit against Police Commissioner Tang Ping Keung over the “Yuen Long 7.21 white man attack”. His legal representative, Albert Ho, said the government used up unlimited resources to exert pressure on the case, the case is likely to be scheduled for more than a year before processing, the lawsuit is expected to spend millions of dollars, “the plaintiff became the defendant” Lin Zhuo Ting has been “exhausted”, so hope to free up resources to help more people in need of Hong Kong The lawsuit is expected to cost millions of dollars.
Lam Cheuk Ting’s Fa Jin representative, Albert Ho, Democratic Party Central Committee member Chuang Wing Fai and the 7.21 injured, held a press conference on Wednesday (5) to explain the details. Zhuang Ronghui, who is also a 7.21 injured, quoted Lin Zhuo-ting as saying that, after consulting legal advice and the wishes of the other eight plaintiffs, and also taking into account the case of the democratic primary election was remanded, “freedom is indefinite”, the recent political and rule of law situation in Hong Kong, “it is really difficult to continue this long and complicated litigation “, also hope to provide litigation support for the “612 Humanitarian Support Fund” to free up resources to assist more people in need, therefore decided to terminate the civil claim to Deng Bingqiang.
Lam Cheuk Ting: Justice is in the hearts of the people on the merits of 7.21
In the 7.21 incident, Lam Cheuk Ting originally to the police as an injured person to claim compensation, but was later charged by the police with “participation in a riot”, and was charged by the ICAC with “disclosure of the identity of the investigator crime”. The police have been charged with the crime of disclosing the identity of an investigator.
The case will be recorded in the history of Hong Kong. He will stand firm and protect the historical facts of 721, and will fight to the end against the charges of 721 “riot” and the alleged disclosure of the ICAC’s 721 investigation.
As a member of the legal team, the former chairman of the Democratic Party, Albert Ho, stressed that the original purpose of the claim not only to seek justice for the 7.21 incident attacked, more importantly, this is to request the police to disclose more information on that day, restore the truth of the incident, “why the police will not see people?” But Lin Zhuo Ting in the incident did not expect to “plaintiff into the defendant”, and now trapped in prison, “watching the film also evoked painful memories”, that “this method to fight too expensive, the loss of confidence in judicial justice, the heart is exhausted “The film also brings back painful memories.
Although he felt very sorry for the withdrawal of the charge, but still support the decision of Lin, said a clear understanding of each other’s character, will not be under any pressure to withdraw the charge, stressed that he was not subject to any political pressure.
It is difficult to resist the Department of Justice “with a flood of heavy forces”
Mr. Albert added that the team has three barristers, the case has a reasonable chance of success, but the Department of Justice on behalf of the Police Department “with a flood of heavy forces”, hiring senior barristers to sit, “the other side used more than a year to complete 100 pages of defense”, and repeatedly The other side used more than a year to complete 100 pages of defense” and repeatedly proposed to strike out the lawsuit, the judicial process is complicated, is expected to be scheduled at least more than a year after processing, if you lose the lawsuit must compensate a large amount of litigation costs, is expected to cost millions of dollars.
Although Albert Ho believes that the decision to terminate the claim will not affect other cases against the police, but agreed that the public can not resist the regime’s unlimited resources.
Albert Ho said: this case involves the Commissioner of Police, involving the face of the government, but also highly politicized. The government has used all its resources, not just this case, such as 8.18 (illegal assembly case) have to hire (British Queen’s Counsel) David Perry, many cases have hired senior barristers, and it does not matter if you lose, you can have money to pay, and no one is accountable. dQ (disqualification) cases, such as the Chow Ting case, the government lost to pay the lawyer’s fees, will you say sorry? No. She (the government) will definitely use all the advantages of those in power to oppress.
Albert Ho responded to our questions by saying that sigh, the entire legal sector is highly compatible with the regime to achieve political goals, the past lawyers are “very fair”, but in the current political environment, there is a “hostile” attitude to “sue to the end “, described as “unprecedented” in the legal profession in Hong Kong for many years.
Mr. Albert Ho said: when studying there are taught, the Department of Justice as the main controller, the responsibility to maintain judicial impartiality. Now it is not, but to fight for a heavy sentence, to sue, not so before. The way things are done is very “high-handed” and very hostile, which is unprecedented. Now the prisons are almost full, I see how many prisons she (the government) can build, and many of them have not been convicted.
Lam Cheuk Ting held a press conference in January 2020, announced that together with eight 7.21 attack victims, filed a civil claim to Deng Bingqiang, said the police did not fulfill their duty to protect the public.
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